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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 556   View pdf image (33K)
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556                                    August Court 1734

Information on the same which is as followeth viz.t

    Kent County fs.t  Be it Remembred that Tench Francis Gent. attorney of the
right honourable the Lord proprietary that now is who for the same Lord proprietarie
this part prosecuteth doth come here into the County court of the same Lord proprietary
held for Kent County afd to wit at Chester in the County afd the twentieth day of
August Anno Domini seventeen hundred and thirty four bore James Harris Esq.r and his
associates the said Lord proprietary his Justices of the same County Court and for the same Lord
proprietary doth give the same Justices here to understand and be informed that Maurice
Augorne late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd planter the servant of George Garnett
the first day of August Anno Domini seventeen hundred thirty & four at the parish afd
in the County afd within the Jurisdicion of this court in and upon James Smith of the same County
in the peace of God and of the same Lord proprietary then and there being with force
and Arms an assault did make and the same James then and there did beat
wound and evilly treat so that of his life it was greatly despaired and other
harms to him then and there did to the great damage of the same James and
against the peace of the said Lord prop.ry his good rule and Government &c.a

    Wherefore the same attorney of the said Lord proprietarie for the same Lord proprietary prayeth the
advice of the Court here in the premisses and that due process of Law in this part against the afd
Maurice may be made to answer who the said Ld proprietary of and upon the premisses
&c.a                                                                        T francis

    And the afd Lord proprietary by his attorney afd prays that the afd Maurice to
the Information afd may answer And the afd Maurice Aughorn in his proper
person comes and Defends the force and injury when &c.a and saith that
he cannot gainsay the Information afd as afd against him brought
nor Can he say but that he is guilty of the assault in the Information afd
exhibited and thereupon submits to the Court    Therefore it is Considered
by the Justices here to wit at Kent County at the Court house in he
Town of Chester in said County on the third tuesday in August being
the twentieth day of said Month Anno Dom. one thousand seven hundred
and thirty four That the afd Maurice Aughorn be find the sum
of two shillings and six pence Current money to the use of
his Lordship his heirs and successors as a fine for Commiting the
assault afd in form afd confest and also pay the sum of two
hundred eighty seven pounds of Tobacco costs accruing on the
premisses afd to the officers of this Court    And the same servant
being lately imported into the province thereupon the Master of
the same George is to pay the fees afd            to the officers
of this Court and the same Maurice at the Expiration of his
time of Service he pay the said Master what shall be paid
for him in and upon the premisses afd
                                                                Jam.s Smith Clk

    The Remaining part of the Courts proceedings are in Lib ________
___________ for Crim.l business


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