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Kent County Court Proceedings, 1676-1698
Volume 557, Page 849   View pdf image (33K)
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Court adjournes for halfe an hour y.e same Court sitts
againe

Thomas Smith as Overseer of the high waies on the
south side of Chester River was in November last
presented by the Grand Jury

Command was therfore Given to the sheerif of Kent County
the 25.th day of November Anno Dom 1697 that he cause
the sd Thomas Smith soe that he be and appeare before
his Maj.ties Justices att y.e next Court to Answer &c.a

Att which Court viz the 15.th day of February the day
of Returne of sd Writt came Cap.t Edward Sweatnam
high sheerif of sd County and made Returne of sd writt
in these words    Cepi p Edward Sweatnam sheeft


And now here att this day the sd Thomas Smith being
called to Answer y.e sd presentm.t (being by the Clk of
the Indictm.ts formed into a Bill of Indictm.t) now
appeares and the sd Bill being read in these words viz

Kent fs  The Jurors for our soveraigne Lord the King upon
their Oathes doe present Thomas Smith otherwise
he the sd Thomas Smith of sd County Planter for that
he the sd Thomas att Island Creek hundred within the
Jurisdicon of this Court being appointed overseer of y.e
high wais p order of sd Court to Cleare the Roades in
the sd hundred and haveing Warr.t to him Issued for y.e
same hath now to this day viz the 23.th day of November
Anno Dom 1697 Neglected to doe the same
contrary to the Law which case made and Provided
                    Macklin p Dom Rege
    Signed Billa Vera John Chaire Foreman


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