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June Court 1731 Current money of Maryland and to have on her bare back fifteen Lashes well laid on Committing the Crime afd as by the Verdict of the Jurors afd She is found guilty and also pay the Sum of Nine hundred Seventy Nine pounds Tob.o 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 take the afd Joan Anderson into his Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards to bring him into Court againe of which precept to wit Joseph Young Gent. high Sherf of Kent County makes return on the day & year last Said that he hath Executed the punishment in the afd Judgment and also hath here the Same Joan Anderson before the Court
thirty with force and Arms at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicion of this Court one linnen handkerchiefe of the value of fifty pounds of tobacco of the goods and Chattles of a Certain Lidia Bruton then and there being found then and there feloniously did Steal take and bear away Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord prop.ry that now is his good rule and Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case lately made and provided T francis Cler. pac. Test W.m Tidmarsh Martha Tidmarsh Lidia Bruton W.m Pearce True bill Matthew Howard And the afd Joan Anderson in her proper person cometh and Saith that She is in no Sort guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof She putteth herself upon the Country Joan Anderson in p.r p.a And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith She is guilty T francis p L.d p.ry Thereupon Command was given to the Sherrife of Kent County that he Immediately cause to come here twelve &c.a by whom &c.a who neither |
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