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June Court 1730 That the Sherf of Kent County take the afd Patrick Carwack and Execute the Punishment in the Judgm.t afd Specified And afterwards to bring him into Court againe Off which Said Precept the Sherf of Said County to wit Joseph Young Gent high Sherf of Kent County makes return on the day and year last mentioned That he hath Executed the Punishm.t in the ^afd^ Judgment and also hath here the afd Pat Carwack before the Court Jam.s Smith Clk Ordered by the Court here That Joseph Young Gent high Sherf of Said County being psent in Court keep the afd Patrick Carwack in Custody untill the fees afd Shall be Satisfied Rachel Clarke being an Evidence in the afd Cause being Sworn in Court Saith that She attended the Court in the Same Cause Six days as an Evid.c Ordered by the Court here that the Said Patrick pay unto the afd Rachel the Sume of One hundred and Eighty pds tob.o for her Attendance as afd
the value of forty pounds of tobacco of the goods and Chattles of a Certain Charles Baker then and there being found then and there feloniously did Steale take and bear away contrary to the peace of the Act of Assembly in Such Case lately made and provided Test Rachel Clarke T ffrancis Cler. pac. On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was endorst as foll. viz.t Bella Vera pine Tho.s Hynson foreman And the afd Patrick Carwack in his proper person comes 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 Patrick Carwack In p.rp.r pson And he who followeth for the Lord propry in like manner Saith he is guilty T ffrancis p Ld p.ry Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County That he Immediately cause to come here twelve &c.a who neither &c.a To Recognize &c.a Because as well &c.a By whom &c.a Off which Said precept the Said Sherf to wit Joseph Young Gent now here at this day to wit the Sixteenth day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty came and made return thereof that he had here ready twelve as by his pcept he was Commanded And now here afterwards to wit the Same day and Year last mentioned came againe as well his s.d Ldship by his Attry afd and the Said Patrick in his proper person And the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and called likewise came to wit James Thomas Charles Smith John Cooper William Deane Jere.h Covington James Ringgold jun.r Nich.o Reyley George Skill John Tucker Henry Trulock Tho.s Hatchenson & Thomas Husbands who being duely Elected tryd and Sworn to Say the truth in the pmisses upon their Oath do Say That the afd Patrick Carwack is guilty of the felony whereof he Stands Indicted and by James Thomas there foreman all So Say Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in June being the Sixteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty That the Said Patrick Carwack Stand in the pillory for the Space of a quarter of an hour and then to Receive at the publick whipping post eight Lashes well laid on his bare back tell the blood appears as a punishment for the Crime afd of Committing |
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