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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 489   View pdf image (33K)
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                                                March Court 1733                                                    489

T. f.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Mary Spearman
Serv.t to Rich.d Davis
 The afd Mary being accused of feloniously Stealing and
carring away goods and Chattles belonging to M.rs Margaret
Shiping &c.a  The Same comes into Court and in her prop.r
person appears  And The Court orders that Security be gave
for the appearance of the afd Mary Spearman to answer any time dureing the Court
Sitting    Thereupon Richard Davis of Kent County Planter and Acknowledged himself
indebted to the Right Hon.rble The Lord prop.ry in the Sum of Twenty pounds Sterling to be made
and Leveyed on his body goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements to the use of his Said Lord
Ship his heirs and Successors Conditionally that if the Same Mary Spearman Shall not
appear at any time during this Courts Sitting to Answer unto what Shall be objected
her on his Lordships behalf on Account of her feloniously Stealing the goods and Chattles
of the Same Margaret Shiping and in the mean time She is to be of good behaviour wherewith
He Acknowledges himself Content

    Ordered by this Court that John Wright jun.r enter into recognizance for his appearance any
time this Court as an Evidence against the afd Mary Spearman    Thereupon the Same John
Wright jun.r of Kent County Planter in his proper person and present in Court Acknowledges himself
Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry in the Sum of five pounds Sterling to be made &
Leveyed on his body goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs
and Successors Conditionally That if he doth not appear at any time during this Court Sitting to
give Evidence on his Said Lordships behalf against the afd Mary Spearman wherewith he
Acknowledges himself Content

    Ordered by this Court that the Same M.rs Margaret Shiping give Security for her appearance
dureing this Court Sitting to prosecute on his Said Lordships behalf the afd Mary Spearman
Thereupon Charles Hynson of Kent County Gentl. and present in Court in his proper person
and Acknowledged himself Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry in the Sum of five pounds
Sterling to be made and Leveyed on his body goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements to the use of
his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors Conditionally that if the Same Margaret Shiping Shall
at any time dureing this Court Sitting appear and prosecute on his Lordships behalf against the
afd Margaret Shiping Mary Spearman for her Committing the felony afd wherewith the Same
Charles Hynson acknowledges himself Content

    John Wright jun.r afd is Sworn on his Said Lordships behalf against the afd Mary
Spearman the Same Evid.c is Sent to the Grand Jury    After which the Grand Jury
returns a bill of Indictment which is as foll. viz.t

    Kent County fs.t    The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary that now is
for the body of Kent County afd upon their Oath do present that Mary Spearman late of S.t Pauls
Parish in the County afd Spinster the Serv.t of Richard Davis the eighteenth day of March
Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty three at the parish afd in the County afd within
the Jurisdicion of the Court with force and Arms one white Callico Gown of the value of five
hundred pounds of Tobacco of the goods and Chattles of a Certain Margaret Shippey then
and there being found then and there feloniously did Steal take and bear away Contrary
to the peace of the Said Lord Proprietarie that now is his good rule and Government
and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case lately made and provided


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