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March Court 1732
355 for Account of the afd William Ferth the afd fine in the Judgment afd being two hundred pounds Tobacco And also doth undertake the payment of all fees to the officers of this Court on the premisses afd &c.a Jam.s Smith Clk
be disch.d and his Suretys for his Recognizance Ordered by this Court that the Same Recognizance and his Suretys be disch.d The afd John Howells Recognizance taken as before is disch.d And John Williams and William Baily his Suretys in the Sum of ten pounds Sterling Each for the appearance of the afd John Howell be disch.d there being no cause Shewn to the Contrary &c.a Kent County fs.t Memorandum that Tench Francis Gent. attorney of the right honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for the County afd who for the Same Lord prop.ry in this part prosecuteth doth come here into Kent County Court before William Frisby Esq.r and his associates his Lordships Justices of the Same County to Wit at Chester Town in the afd County the day of March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty & two and for the Same Lord prop.ry doth give the Court here to understand and be informed that the Said Lord prop.ry by his Letters patent bearing date the day of Anno Dom. one Thousand Seven hundred thirty & at the County afd did Constitute John Evans of the Same County Gent one of his Justices to keep the peace in the Same County which Same John afterwards to wit the day of in the Same Year there in due form of Law was qualified to execute the Same trust and office and that John Howell of S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd Cooper knowing the premisses the tenth day of November Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty & two at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicion of this Court to the Said John Evans (the Same John then and there in the due Execution of his Said office being) in the presence and hearing of many liege Subjects of one Lord the King that now is unlawfully and injuriously did Say Speak and with a Loud Voice pronounce and publish these Contemptuous and approbrious English Words Dank you (the afd John Evans meaning) You (the Same John Evans againe meaning) may kiss my Arse (the arse of the Same John Howel meaning contrary to the form of the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case 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 John Howell in this part to Issue to answer to the Said Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a Test John Jones Mariner Sam.l Glenn Math.w Howard T francis Cler. pac. And now here at this Court to wit at Kent County Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in March being the twentieth day of Said Month Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty two Came the afd John Cometh in his proper person and Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Information |
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