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Nov.r Court 1731 The Grand Jury returns a presentm.t against Katharine Banks for haveing a base born child and on the Same an Indictm.t was made and Endorst a true a bill p Sam.l Wickes foreman The Same Con.td untill next Court The Grand Jury returns a presentment against Edward Harris for Assaulting Robert Jackson the Same was an Indictm.t and Endorst a true bill p Sam.l Wickes foreman The Same Continued untill next Court John Beck Jun.r and his wife Sworn to the Grand Jury &c.a
D.r William Flinn Sworn to the Court for his Lord Ship
County to wit at Chester Town in the afd County the nineteenth day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty and one and for the Same Lord prop.ry doth give the Court here to endorst and be informed that Noah Hampton of S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd Labourer the tenth day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty & one at the parish afd within the Jurisdicion of this Court wittingly and willingly did commerce deal with and receive from Adam the proper Slave of Simon Wilmer an Inhabitant and resident in the Same Parish and County three half pence Current money of the Kingdom of Great Brittaine (the Same Noah then and there knowing the the afd Adam to be the proper Slave of the Said Simon) without leave or licence first had or returned from the Said Adams master his Mistress dame or overseer for his doing contrary to 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 Noah in this part to Issue to answer to the Said Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a And the afd Noah Hampton in his proper person cometh and Saith |
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