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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 155   View pdf image (33K)
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                                                August Court 1730                                            155

T. F.
  His Lordship
         ag.t
Samuel Cooke
 This Court here orders that the att.ry of the Lord
prop.ry of this Court Exhibit an Information against
the afd Samuel which is accordingly done and
as foll viz.t
                                Kent County fs Memorand.m that Tench Francis Gent att.ry
of the right Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for the County afd also for the
Same Lord prop.ry in this part prosecuteth doth come hereinto Kent County Court before
William Frisby Esq.r and his Associates his Lordships Justices of the Same
County Court to wit at Chest.r 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 Samuel Cooke of S.t pauls
parish in the County afd Taylor the tenth day of July Anno Dom. Seventeen
hundred and thirty at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiscon of
this Court in and upon John Bath in the peace of Gosd and the Said Lord prop.ry then
and there being with force and Arms an assault did make on him the Said John
then and there did beat wound and evilly treat So that his life it was dispared and
the harms to him did to the great damage of the Said John and Contrary to the
peace of the Same Lord prop.ry his good rule and Government &c.a  Wherefore
the afd attorney prayeth the advice of the Court here in the premisses for the Said
Lord prop.ry and due process of Law against the afd Samuel in this part to Issue
to answer to the said Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a

    Thereupon this Court ordered that Capias issue against the afd Sam.l
on the Information afd

    But now here came the afd Samuel Cooke and Saith that he cannot gainsay
the Information afd So as afd against him brought nor but that he is guilty of
the premisses afd 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 Att the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the
third tuesday in August being the Eighteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen
hundred and thirty    That the afd Samuel Cooke pay the Sum of One 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 fifty
nine 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 Kent County
keep the afd Samuel Cooke in Safe Custody untill the fine and fees afd Shall be
Satisfied        Thereupon came into Court
M.r Charles Hynson of Said County and Saith that he will pay the fine
and fees afd to whom they belong and the Said Samuel is disch.d

    Whereas the afd Samuel on the Seventeenth day of July last entered
into Recognizance befor the afd Charles Hynson Gent one of the Lord prop.rys
Justices of the peace for the afd County for his appearance to this p.rsent
Cort &c.a    And the afd Samuel in his proper person comes and appears
all afd Recognizance &c.  Ordered by the Court here that the Same


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