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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 358   View pdf image (33K)
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358                                    March Court 1732

in the Sum of ten pounds Sterling for the appearance of the afd John Coleman at
this Court to answer the Indictment of felony for Stealing goods of Benjamin Burton
And in the mean time he was to be of good behav.r &c.a  The Same John Coleman
in his proper person appears and prays the Same Recog.c may be disch.d  Ordered by
this Court that the Same Recognizance be discharged  The afd Recognizance
is by this Court here discharged there being no cause Shewn to the Contrary

    Ordered by this Court That the Same John Coleman give Surty to answer this
afd Indictment dureing the Courts Sitting

    Thereupon Hannah Bodeen of Kent County Widow present in Court in her proper
person cometh and acknowledges herself Indebted to The Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry
in the Sum of ten pounds Sterling to be Leveyed on her body goods and Chattles Lands
and Tenements to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors Conditionally that
if the Said John Coleman doth not answer the Indictment for Commiting felony and
Stealing goods of Benjamin Burton and to be of good behaviour in the mean time wherewith
She acknowledges herself Content

    After which the afd John Coleman app.rs According to the tenour of the afd Recogniz.c
and prays the Same be disch.d  Ordered by this Court here that the Same Recogniz.c
be disch.d  The Same Recognizance is by this Court here disch.d  There being no cause
Shewn to the Contrary &c.a

T. f.
 His Ldship
     ag.t
John Coleman
 Kent County fs.t  The Jurors for the right honourable the Lord
prop.ry that now is for the body of Kent County upon their Oath do
present that John Coleman late of S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd
Labourer the Serv.t of Hannah Bodeen the tenth day of September Anno Domini Seventeen
hundred thirty and two with force and Arms at the parish afd in the County afd within
the Jurisdicion of this Court one waistcoat made of Durey of the Value of fifty
pounds of tobacco and one pair of Shoes of the Value of fifty pounds of tobacco of the
Goods and Chattles of Benjamin Burton 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 government and against the form of the Act of
Assembly in Such case lately made and provided                T francis Cler. pac.
    Test Henry Evans
On the back of the Same was endorsed as foll. viz.t A true bill
                                                                                p James Moore foreman

    And the afd John Coleman in his proper person cometh and Saith that
he is in no Sort guilty of the premisses above upon him imposed as by the
afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof he putteth himself upon the
Country                                                        John Coleman in prop.r pson

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


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