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Aug.st Court 1729
77 Att A Court held for Kent County in the province of Maryland on the Nineteenth day of August and Continued the twentieth day of the Same Month in the fifteenth year of the Dominion of Charles Absolute Lord and proprietarie of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c.a Anno Dom. 1729
M.r Joseph Young Sherf p.rsent Jam.s Smith Clk
wit at new Town in K.t County afd y.e Eighteenth day of March Anno Dom Seventeen hundred twenty and eight and for the same Lord proprietarie doth give this Court here to understand and be informed that Richard Foulston late of Saint pauls parish in the County afd Cooper hearing that a Certain Christine Tippet of the parish and County afd the wife of a Certain Thomas Tippet of the same parish & County planter one paid of Double hemd laced ruffles of the value of forty pounds of Tobacco and one Muslin flowered Apron of the Value of Seventy pounds of Tobacco of the Goods and Chattels of the afd Richard Foulston in the same Parish and County being feloniously do steal take and bear away afterwards on the tenth day of October Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred twenty and eight at the parish afd in the County afd did receive and take of and from the afd Thomas Tippet One Thousand pounds of Tobacco amends for his damages Sustained by occation of the Felony afd in form afd perpetrated and a reward the afd Christine according to the due Course of the Laws in that part provided for the Commission of the same felony not to prosecute but her the afd Christine upon her tryal of the Said felony to favour and maintain to the Evil example of all others in Such Case offending and against the peace of the Said Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and Governm.t &c.a wherefore the afd Att.ry prayeth the advice of the Court here in the premises for the Said Lord prop.ry and due process of Law against the afd Rich.d in this part to Issue to answer to the Said Lord Prop.ry of and upon the premises &c.a T Francis Cl. pac. And the afd Rich.d Foulston in his proper person comes and defends the force and Injury when &c.a And Sayth that he is not Guilty of the Matter alledged against him in the Information afd in manner and form therein Set forth And of this he puts himself upon the Country Rich.d Foulston in p.a p.a And the afd Tench who for the Same Lord prop.ry in this part followeth in like manner & Saith he is guilty T francis Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf 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 Sherf to wit Joseph Young Gent now here at this day to wit the Seventeenth day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Nine makes Return that he hath here Ready twelve &c.a As by his Pcept he was Commanded And now here afterward to wit the day & year last mentioned cause againe the afd Lord prop.ry by his Attry afd and the afd Rich.d Foulston in his proper person as afd And the Jurors of that Jury being |
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