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June Court 1731 then next at the Same parish & County more duly qualified to execute the powers in the Same Commission to them committed and that James Greenwood of Shrewsbury parish in the County afd planter afterwards to wit the tenth day of October in the Same Year at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicion of this Court haveing discourse with the Said William Frisby and not being ignorant of the premisses then and there in the presence and hearing of Many Liege Subjects of our Lord the King that now is unlawfully maliciously and injurously to the Said William Frisby did Say Speak and with a loud voice pronounce & publish You (the afd William Frisby meaning) are a common warrant fellow And You (the Same William meaning) may kiss my arse (the arse of the Said James Greenwood meaning) And the whole County Court (the Justices afd meaning) are common warrant fellows to the great Scandal and defamation of the Same Justices to the Manifest and open contempt of the Same Lord prop.ry and his Laws contrary to the peace of the Same Lord prop.ry his good rule & government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case lately made and provided 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 James Greenwood in this part to Issue to Answer to the Said Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a T francis Cler. pac. Tests W.m Frisby Esq.r And the afd James Greenwood in his proper person comes and Saith that he cannot gainsay the ^Information^ afd So as afd against him brought 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 June being the fifteenth day of Said Month Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty one That the afd James Greenwood pay the Sum of Six hundred pounds of Tobacco to the use of the free School of the afd County &c.a as a fine for the offence afd as afd Confest and also pay the Sum of three hundred and Eleven pounds of Tobacco cost Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court &c.a
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