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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 490   View pdf image (33K)
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490                                            March Court 1733

&c.a                                                                                            T francis

Test John Wright jun.r Margret Shippey

    On the Preceeding Indictment was endorsed as foll. viz.t True bill by Rob.t Dunn foreman

    And now at this Court to wit at Kent County at the Court house in the Town of Chester in Said
County on the third tuesday in March being the nineteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. One
Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three Came the afd The Lord prop.ry by Tench Francis his
attorney and the Same Mary Spearman in her proper person and his Said Lordship by his
Said Attry prays that the Same Mary may answer as afd

    And the afd Mary Spearman in her proper person and present in Court Saith that She is
not ^in any Sort guilty^ guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment is alledged
and thereupon She put herself upon the Country    Mary Spearman in prop.r p.rson

    And he who follows for the Lord Proprietary in like manner Saith She is guilty
                                                                            T francis p L.d p.ry

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherrif 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 Sherrif to wit John Gresham Gentl. now
here at this day to wit the nineteenth day of March 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 Same Mary Spearman
in her proper person and the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and Called Likewise
Came to wit Thomas Smith Richard Gresham Morgan Hurtt John Carvill Balman
Medford Alex.r Bresno William Woodland John Rogers Harry Spencer John Cooper
Thomas Wiatt Charles Smith who being duely Elected tryed and Sworn to Say the
truth in the premisses (And the Same Mary in her proper person appeared) and
the Same Jurors upon their Oath do Say Mary Spearman is guilty of the felony afd as
she Stands Indicted and by Thomas Smith there foreman all So Say    Therefore it
is Considered by the Justices here to wit at Kent County at the Court House in the Town
of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in March being the nineteenth day of Said
Month Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three That the afd Mary
Spearman Stand half an hour in the pillory and Receive on her bare back fifteen
lashes well laid on tell the blood appear ^a punishment for Committing the felony afd^ And also pay the four fold of the afd
goods being valued at fifty pounds of Tobacco the four fold of which amounts to the
Sum of two hundred pounds of Tobacco to be paid to the Same Margaret Shippey
And also pay the Sum of Seven hundred and Eighty two pounds of Tobacco Cost Accruing
on the Premisses afd to the officers of this Court

    It is also Considered by the Court here at this day to wit the day and Year
last mentioned that the Sherrif of Kent County take the afd Mary Spearman into
his Custody and Execute the Punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards
to bring her into Court againe of which precept to wit John Gresham Gentl.
Sherrif of Kent County makes Return on the day and Year last Said that he hath
Executed the Punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and also hath here


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