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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 448   View pdf image (33K)
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448                                November Court 1733

Lord proprietary his good rule and Government Wherefore the afd Attorney prayeth
the assize of the Court here in the premisses for the Said Lord prop.ry and due process of
Law against the afd James Robass in this part to Issue to answer to the Said Lord prop.ry
of and upon the premisses &c.a                                T francis Cler. pac.

    And The afd James Robass 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 Information it is alledged
and thereof he putteth himself upon the Country    James Robass in p.r p.a
        And he who followeth for the Lord proprietarie in like manner Saith he is guilty
                                                                                    T francis p Ld p.ry

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherriff 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 Sherriff to wit John Gresham Gentl. now here
at this day to wit the twentieth day of November Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred
and thirty three 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 Lord prop.ry by his attorney afd and the afd James Robass in his proper p.rson
and the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and Called likewise Came to wit Arthur Miller
Joseph Nicholson Jonas Ringgold Richard Knoulman Nicholas Massey Samuel Wallis and
John Earle who being duely elected tryd and Sworn to the Say the truth in the premisses
The att.ry of the afd Lord prop.ry Informs the Court that the Information afd is by
mistake Wrong Therfore desires that a Juror may be withdrawn and that the
Same Jury may be discharged from giveing and Verdict in the afd Cause upon
which the Court orders that John Earle being one of the afd Jury be withdrawn
which was Immediately done And Thereupon the Same Jury was discharged &c.a

    This Court orders that the Clk of the Indictments of this Court Exhibit an new
Information against the afd James Robass which was Accordingly done and is as
followeth viz.t

    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
Court prosecuteth doth come here into Kent County Court before James Harris Esq.r and his
associates his Lordships Justices of the Same County to wit at Chester Town in the afd County
the twenty first day of November Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty and three and
for the Same Lord prop.ry doth give the Court here to understand and be informed that
James Robass late of S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd Joyner the tenth day of January Anno
Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty and two at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicion of
this Court falsly fraudulenty deceitfully and unjustly to James Cradock of the Same County
mariner did affirm and assert that he the Same James Robass then and there was called and
known by the name of Richard Mason and that the Said James Robass by and in the name
of the Said Richard Mason then and there falsly fraudulently deceitfully and unjustly
divers goods Wares and Merchandizes of the goods and Chattles of George Strange Jun.r of the
value of two hundred pounds of Tobacco for Tobacco to be paid thereafter did buy and
promise afd and that the Said James Robass falsly fraudulently deceitfully and unjustly
then and there is and by the name of the Said Richard Mason to the Same James Cradock
did promise that he the Said James Robass by the name of Richard Mason afd Tobacco
for the Same goods Wares and Merchandizes unto John Harvy on behalf of and to his use the
virtue of of the Said George Strange jun.r taken thereto afterwards  he Should be required
well and faithfully would pay and Content  Whereas in truth and in fact the said
James Robass never was called known or reputed by the name of Richard Mason to
the great damage and deceit of the said George Strange to the Evil Example of



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