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June Court 1729 Seventeen hundred twenty and seven at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court the ears of one pig of ^the^ value of twenty pounds of tobacco of the Goods and Chattles of a certain Charles Greendage without the knowledge against the will of the s.d Charles with force and arms to wit with one knife did Cut and mark and other harmes to the s.d Charles then & there to the great damage of the same Charles and against the peace of the Said Lord propry that now is his good rule and Government &c.a wherefore the afd Attorney prayeth the advice of the Court herein the premisses for the said Lord Propry and due process of Law against the afd John in this part to issue to answer to the afd Lord propry of and upon the Premisses &c.a Test T Francis Clk pacis James Boyer Jun.r And the afd John Alexander in his proper person cometh & Saith that he is not guilty in any Sort of the premises above upon him imposed as by the Indictment it is alledged and thereof he puteth himself upon the Cuntry John Alexander p.a psona And he who followeth for the Lord propry in like manner saith he is guilty T Francis p.a L.d Prop.ry And now at this Court viz the third Tuesday in June being the Seventeenth day of s.d Month Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and twenty nine Came against the ^s.d^ L.d propry by Tench Frances Clk of y.e Indictments and the afd John Alexander in his proper person and withdraw his plea afd and now saith that he cannot gainsay the Information afd so as afd against him brought nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him imposed as by the afd Information it is alledged & thereupon Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justies here On the third Tuesday of June being the Seventeenth day of s.d Month Anno Domini Seventeen hundred & twenty nine that the afd John Alexander pay the sum of ffifty pounds of Tobacco to the Right hon.ble the Lord propry as his fine for commiting the offence afd & allso pay the sum of six hundred ^& one^ pound of Tobacco Costs accruing on the premises afd ordered by the Court here that the Sherf of s.d County keep the s.d John in his Custody untill he Shall pay the fine & Cost afd thereupon afterwards Came into Court John Alexander & assumed to pay the fine & Costs afd The afd John Alexander at August Court that being the twentieth |
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