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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 276   View pdf image (33K)
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276                                    March Court 1731

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 his Good rule and Governm.t
and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case lately made and
provided
                Test Philip Kennard
                                                On the back of the afd bill was enorsed viz.t
A true Bill p Edw.d Worrell Foreman

    And the afd Mary Graham in her proper person cometh and Saith that
She is in no Sort guilty of the premises above upon her imposed as by the afd
Indictment it is alledged and thereof he putteth herself upon the Country
                                                            Mary Graham in prop.r person

    And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith She is guilty
                                                                        T francis p Ld p.ry

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that he immediately
cause to come here twelve &c.a By whom &c.a who neither &c.a To Recognize &c.a
because as well &c.a Of which Said precept the Said Sherrif to wit Joseph Young
now here at this day to wit on the third tuesday in March being the twenty first
day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one makes return
that he hath here ready twelve &c.a as by his precept he was Commanded and
now here afterwards to wit the day and Year last mentioned came againe the
afd the hon.rble the Lord pro.ry by his att.ry and the Said Mary Graham in her prop.r
person and the Jurors of that Jury being impannelled and called likewise came
to wit Simon Wilmer Samuel Tovey Morgan Hurt John Cooper Charles Griffith
John Derrick William Sincocks Isaac Freeman Griffith Jones Thomas
Chandler John Dening & John Earle who being duely Elected tryd and Sworn
to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath Do Say Mary Graham
is guilty of the felony above mentioned as She Stands Indicted and by Simon
Wilmer there foreman all So Say                    Therefore it is Considered
by the Justices here to wit the Same day last mentioned  That the afd
Mary Graham for the afd felony found by the Jury afd She Stand half an
hour in the pillory and Receive on her bare back at the publick whipping
post thirty one lashes well laid on tell the blood appear and also pay the
Sum of Fifteen hundred and Sixty pounds of Tobacco the four fold of the
goods afd  And also it is Considered that She pay the Sum of Six hundred
Seventy Six                                pounds of Tobacco costs Accrueing on
the premisses afd to the officers of this Court  And that M.r James Stout
to whom the afd Mary is a Servant pay the afd Charges as the Act of
Assembly in Such case lately made and provided directs

    It is also Considered by this Court here to wit the Same day last
mentioned  That the Sherrif of Kent County Court take the afd Mary
Graham into his Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment
                                                                                                    afd


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