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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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496                                             March Court 1733

Bellows is by this Court here discharged

    And now here 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 John Cann jun.r and in his proper person appeared and prayed that James
Cann his Recognizance taken for the appearance of ^him^ the afd John Cann jun.r at this Court may be
discharged  Ordered by this Court here That the same Recognizance may be discharged as
prayed James Cann afd his Recognizance taken as afd in the Sum of ten pounds Sterl. for y.e
appearance of the afd John Cann. jun.r  Att this Court as an Evid.c as afd is by this Court here disch.d
there being no cause Shewn to the Contrary

    And now here 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 Com. One
Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three Came Christopher Bateman jun.r afd and in his proper
person appeared and prayed that his Recognizance taken as afd for his appearance at this
Court may be disch.d  Ordered by this Court here That the Same Recognizance taken as afd
be discharged as prayed  Christopher Bateman jun.r his Recognizance taken as afd
in the Sum of ten pounds Sterl. for his appearance as an Evid.c against the afd Mary
Jones on his Lordships behalf  The Same Recognizance is by this Court here disch.d There
being no cause Shewn to the Contrary

    John Cann jun.r James Cann & Mary Bellows & Christopher Bateman jun.r all Sworn as
Evidences for his Lordships to the Grand Jury against the afd Mary Jones After which
The Grand Jury returnd to the Court The Indictment following

    Kent County fs.t  The Jurors for the Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry that now is for
the body of Kent County afd upon their Oath do present that Mary Jones late of S.t Pauls
Parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth day of December Anno Dom. Seventeen
hundred thirty and three at the Parish afd in the County afd within the jurisdicion of this
Court with force and Arms one Linnen Napkin of the Value of thirty pounds of Tobacco one
linen apron of the Value of fifty pounds of Tobacco one other linen apron of the
Value of one hundred pounds of Tobacco one pair of Sumps and a Stomacker belonging thereto
of the Value of one hundred pounds of Tobacco of the goods and Chattles of a Certain John Cann
then and there being found then and there did feloniously did Steal take and bear away
Contrary to the Peace of the Said Lord propry that now is his rule and Government and
against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case lately made and provided
Test James Cann John Cann Jun.r Mary the wife                                            T francis
of Francis Bellows Christopher Bateman

    On the afd Indictment was endorsed as foll. viz.t True bill by me Rob.t Dunn foreman
And now here at this Court came the afd The Lord prop.ry by Tench Francis his attry
and the same Attry prays that the afd Mary Jones to the afd Indictment may answer
And the afd Mary in her proper person comes and Saith that She Cannot gains is
in no Sort guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment
it is alledged and thereof She putteth her Self upon the Country
                                                                                Mary Jones in p.ra psona

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


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