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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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                                            March Court 1731                                                    285

And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner &c.a  T francis p Ld p.rp.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 Sherf to wit Joseph Young Gentl now here at this day to wit
the third tuesday of 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 come
againe the afd Lord prop.ry by his attry afd as the afd William Blake by their attorney
afd  And that Jurors of that Jury being Impannell and called Likewise came to wit
Samuel Tovey Morgan Hurtt John Cooper Charles Griffith John Derrick William
Sincocks Isaac Freeman Griffith Jones Thomas Chandler John Dening Sutton Burgin
& James Moore who being duely Elected tryd and Sworn to Say the truth in the premisses
upon their Oath Do Say William Blake is guilty of the felony above mentioned
as he Stands Indicted and by Samuel Tovey there foreman all So Say  Therefore
it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at a Court held for Kent County at
the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third in March being
the twenty first day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one
That the afd William Blake Stand as a punishment for his Crime afd by the verdict of
Jurors afd found guilty he Stand one hour in the pillory and then to have on
his bare back thirty one lashes well laid on till the blood appear  And pay the four
fold of the afd Goods which ^amounts^ to the Sum of two thousand nine hundred
and twenty pounds of Tobacco &c.a  And also it is Considered by the Court here
that the afd William Blake pay the Sum of Seven hundred and twenty three pounds
of Tobacco cost and Charges accrued on the premisses afd &c.a

    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 William Blake into his
Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards to
bring him into Court againe Of which precept to wit Joseph Young Gent. high
Sherf of Kent County makes return on the day & year last Said that he hath
Executed the punishment in the Judgment afd and also hath here the Said William
Blake before the Court
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    At last November Court Henry Munk of Said County entered into recognizance
in the Sum of twenty pounds Sterl for the appearance of the afd William Blake at
this Court and to answer as afd    And now here at this Court to wit the third tuesday
in March being the twenty first day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred &
thirty one came the afd William Blake and in his proper person appeared and the
afd Henry Munk prayed that he might be discharged from his afd Recognizance

    Ordered by the Court here that the afd Recognizance be discharged as prayd
the afd Recognizance of the afd Henry Munk is by this Court here discharged
there being no cause Shewn to the Contrary &c.a
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