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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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                                           March Court 1729                                                        109

and ride away Contrary to the Peace of the of the Said Lord prop.ry that
now is his his good rule & Governm.t and against the form of the act of Assembly
in such Case Lately made and provided
Test W.m Copper                                                    T ffrancis Cler. pac.
    On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was as foll viz.t A true Bill p Gid.n Pearce foreman

    And the afd George Harrington in his proper person cometh and Saith that he is
in no Sort guilty of the premisses above upon him imposed as by the afd Indictm.t it
is alledged And thereof he putteth himselfe upon the Country
                                                                                            Geo Harrington in p.rp.r pso.n

    And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith he is guilty
                                                                                                T ffrancis p Ld prop.ry

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that he Immediately
cause to come here twelve &c.a by whome &c.a who neither &c.a  To Recognize &c.a  Because
as well &c.a of which Said precept the Said Sherf to wit Joseph Young Gent now here
at this day to wit At the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday
of March being the Seventeenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty
Nine makes return that he hath here ready twelve &c.a as by his pcept he was Commanded
And now here afterwards to wit the day and year last mentioned Come against the
s.d Lord prop.rtary by his Attry afd and the afd George Harrington in his proper pson
and the Jurors of that Jury being impannelled and Called likewise to come to wit Thomas
Haskins Samuel Andrews John Ashley William Deane John Walls Christopher
Bellican Thomas Hatcheson Matthias Day Thomas Massey Joseph Tralock John
Macdougall & Nich.o Maray who being duely elected tryd and Sworn to Say the truth
the Premisses upon their Oath do say George Harrington is guilty of Stealing the
said Horse as he Stands Indicted and by Thomas Wilkins their foreman all So Say

    Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here at the time and place last Said
That the afd George Harrington Stand in the pillory for the Space of one quarter
of an hour and afterwards to Receive on his bare back at the publick whipping
post five Lashes til the blood appear as a punishment for his afd
Crime of felony according to the force form and effect of the verdict afd also is
Considered that the Said George Harrington pay the Sume of Four pounds Current
money it being that part the Court adjudges y.e to pay of the four fold being but halfe
do also pay y.e Sume of Six hundred and twenty one pounds of Tobacco costs accrueing
on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court

    It is also Considered by the Court here at this day to wit the day and year last
mentioned that the Sherf of Kent County to he the afd George Harrington into his Custody
and Execute the Punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards to bring him
into Court againe  Off which precept the Said Sherf to wit Joseph Young Gent high
Sherf of Said County makes Return on the day & year last Said that he hath
Executed the Said Judgm.t and also hath here the Said George Harrington
before the Court

T. ff.
        Lordship
          ag.t
Emanuel Drew Serv.t
to W.m Copper
 Kent County fs  The Jurors for the right hon.ble the Lord
Proprietarie that now is for the body of Kent County afd upon
there Oath do present that Emanuel Drew late of S.t pauls
parish in the County afd Labourer the Servant of William
                                                                                                                                Copper



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