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Kent County Court Proceedings, 1676-1698
Volume 557, Page 857   View pdf image (33K)
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And now here att this day came the sd Edward Fry
to Answer the sd presentm.t Which being framed into an
Indictm.t as Followeth

The Jurors for our soveraigne Lord the King & Kent
County upon their Oathes do p.rsent Edward Fry otherwise
called Edward Fry of sd County Inholder for that he the sd
Edward on the 2.d day of November Anno Dom 1697
att Chester lower hundred in sd County within the Jurisdicon
of this Court the Lords day commonly called
Sunday did abuse and prophane by Knowingly and willfully
suffering and permitting att his house Richard Hall
to stay Tipling and Drunckning to the great dishonor of
Allmighty God and scandal of Christian Religion ag.t
the peace of our sd Lord the King and ag.t the Act of
Assembly in that case made and provided
                                            Macklin p Dom Rege

To which sd Indictm.t the sd Edward Fry pleads not guilty
and for Tryal puts himselfe upon the Country   
                                        And y.e King in lik manner Macklin

Command was therfore given to the sheerif of Kent
County that he cause Twelve good and Lawfull men of
his Bailiwick soe that they be and appeare before this
Court to Try y.e Issue Joyned &c.a which Jury are viz

John Weyatt
Stephen Whetston
Thomas Steevens
John Johnson
 Peter Peterson
John Tillard
John Merriday
Nicholas Massey
 Robert Dunn
John Hamer
Hen Green
Pete Green

Which jury being duely sworne to Try the Issue Joyned as
above and haveing heard the Evidence and pleadings on
both sides the Court giveth them their charge and the


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