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August Court 1728 Verdict of the Jurors afd against the afd Phill.e Church & the afd Phill.e being asked what he had to say why Judgm.t should not pass against him on the verdict afd upon which he pleads his Lordship most gracious pardon wch is produced Accordingly & his plea allowed which is as followeth viz.t And now here at this day comes the afd Phill.e Church in his proper person into Court according to ^ the tenor of ^ his Recog.c afd and saith that the right honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is by his Letters pattent of his Special grace hath pardoned and remitted unto him the said Phil.e the Suit of his peace and whatsoever appeareth unto him the said Lord prop.ry for that the said Phil.e here fore viz.t On the last day of May Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred & twenty seven with force and Arms at Shrewsbury parish in the County afd One barrow hogg of the value of two hundred pounds of tob.o of the goods and Chattles of a Certain John Wrightson then & there being found then & there feloniously did Steal take and bear away whereof the same Phil.e is Commit & granted to wit the said Phil.e his pir in peace and willed that he suffer not any Corporal punishment therefore and that the same Phil.e be in the same plight state and Condition as if the same felony had never been Committed and brings here into Court the Letters pattent afd testifying the premisses which follow in these words to wit Charles Absolute Lord and prop.ry of the province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c to all our Baillifs and Good people of whom these presents shall Come know yee that of our Special Grace we have pardoned unto Phil.e Church late of Kent County Labourer as a proper Object of our Mary the suit of our peace & whatsoever appertaineeth Unto is for that the said Phillemon heretofore viz.t On the tenth day of May Anno Dom Seventeen hundred and twenty seven with force & Arms at |
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