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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 154   View pdf image (33K)
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154                                            August Court 1730

doth come here into Kent County Court before William Frisby Esq.r and his associates
his Lord ships Justices of the Same County Court to wit at Chester Town in the afd
County the                day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty
and for the Same Lord prop.ry doth give the Court here to understand and be informed
that William Bourkham late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd labourer the
tenth day of July Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and thirty at the
parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicon of this Court in and upon Thomas
Massey Macroy in the peace of God and the Said Lord prop.ry then and there being
with force and Armes an assault did make and him the Said Thomas then and
there did beat wound and evilly treat So that of his life it was much dispared
and other harms to him then and there did to the great damage of the Same
Thomas & against the peace of the Same Lord prop.ry his good rule and
and government wherefore the afd attorney prayeth the advice of the Court
herein the premisses for the Lord prop.ry and due process of Law against the
afd William in this part to Issue to answer to the ^Said^ Lord prop.ry of and upon
the premisses &c.a

    And the afd Will.m Bourkham in his proper person cometh here into Court
and Saith that he cannot gainsay the premisses afd So as afd against him bro.t
nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by
the afd Information it is alledged and thereupon Submits to the Court

    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 Aug.st
being the Eighteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and
thirty  That the afd William Bourkham pay the Sume of five hundred pounds
of Tobacco as a fine to the right honourable the Lord prop.ry for Committing
of the assault afd as afd Confest And also pay the Sum of two hundred
forty two pounds of Tobacco Costs accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers
of this Court
                                                                                                Jam.s Smith Clk

    Ordered by the Court here that Joseph Young Gent high Sherf of Said Coty
keep the afd William Bourkham in Safe Custody untill the fine and fees afd Shall
be Satisfied

    Whereas the afd William Bourkham on the fifth day of July last ent.rd into
Recognizance before M.r John Evans one of his Lord Ships Justices of the peace for
the afd Kent County for his appearance to this Court  The afd Thomas in his
proper person here in Court appears and answers Same Ordered by this Court that
the Same be disch.d  This Court here discharges the Same Recognizance being in
the Sume of ten pounds Sterl for the appearance of the afd William Bourkham
and John True his Security at the Same time in the Sum of five pounds
Sterling as by this Court also discharged  No person Shewing any cause to y.e
Contrary        This Court ordered that the Clerk of the Indictments of this
Should Exhibited an Information against the afd William on the afd Acco.t
which was done as above &c.a it was ordered also That Cap.s Issue ag.t Same




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