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Kent County Court Proceedings, 1676-1698
Volume 557, Page 663   View pdf image (33K)
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Grand Jury called and discharged are by the Court
allowed the sume of Three hundred poundes of Tobaccoe
for their Expences

John Hodges being presented p the Grand Jury and being
called to the Bar to Answer the said presentm.t accordingly
appeares and the presentm.t as before recited being distincty
read the Clerk demanded of him wether he was Guilty
as he stood there presented or not Guilty to which he pleaded
not guilty and for Tryal put himselfe upon the Country
command and was therfore given to the sheerif to cause Twelve
good and lawfull men of his Baliwick to come befor this
Court by whome the Truth of the p.rmises might be Enquired
into which are as Followeth

W.m Comegys
Rob.t White
Anth.o Steevens
John Knots
 Edw Gedding
Tho Hickes
Richard Bishop
John More
 John Davis
George Foxon
James Weyatt
Elias Robinson
Jurors

The Issue being Joyned and the above Jury being duely sworne
to Try the same the p.rsentm.t againe is Read and the matter
therin contained opened p Hemsley on the behalfe of our
soveraigne Lord the King Richard Mason and W.m Crow being
sworne as Evidence on his Maj.ties behalfe and the Jury haveing
heard the whole Matter on both sides the Court giveth them
their charge who withdraw somtime to consider on the p.rmises
and returne againe with this Following verdict viz
Wee of the Jury doe find John Hodges guilty of forcible
Entry and deteiner and the sd John Hodges by Griffith
Jones his Attorney moves in Arrest of Judgm.t

It is therfore ordered by this Court that Judgm.t be payed
and that the Reason therin offered be filed according to
rule of Court for fileing declaracons


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