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June Court 1731
197 neither &c.a To Recognize &c.a because as well &c.a of which Said pcept the Said Sheriffe to wit Joseph Young Guild now here at this day to wit the third tuesday of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty One 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 & year last mentioned Came againe the afd Lord p.ry by Tench ffrancis his Clark of Indictments of this Court and Joan Anderson in her proper person And the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and called likewise came to wit Robert Dunn George Griffith Philip Davis John Williams John Hurtt Thomas Massey William Sincocks Chris.r Bellican Sam.l Tovey John Browning Luk.r Middleton and Jacob Perkins who being duely elected tryed and Sworn to Say the truth the premisses upon their Oath do Say Joan Anderson ^is guilty^ of the felony afd as She Stands indicted and by Robert Duan therefore may also 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 fifteenth day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one That the afd Joan Anderson Stand on the pillory for the Space of half an hour and that afterwards She Receive at the publick Whipping post Sixteen Lashes well laid on her bare back tell the blood ap.r And also pay the four fold of the Value of the goods afd Stoln being of the Value of the whole to the Sum of two Shill Current money of the province afd being as a punishment for the Crime afd And also pay the Sum of Six hundred Sixty Seven pounds of Tobacco Cost 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 bring her into Court againe of which precept to wit Joseph Young Gent high Sherrife of Kent County makes return on the day and year last Said that he hath Executed the punishment in the afd Judgment and also hath here ready the Said Joan Anderson before the Court |
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