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Provincial Court Land Records, 1724-1731
Volume 697, Page 385   View pdf image
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(385)     Mentioned to be the right of the Within Named Mathew
             Kirby and Elizabeth his Wife their Heirs and Assigns
             for Ever according to the true Intent and Meaning of
             the Within Deed
                                                          William Lock

             (Recorded the 25.th)
             (Day of May 1730)


     x.d   Maryland fs   Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary
             of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore
             &c To all our Bailiffs and Good people to whome
             These presents shall Come Know ye that of our speciall
             Grace We have pardoned unto Benona Williams late
             of Shrewsbury Parish in Kent County Labour our the
             servant of William Boyer of the same parish & County
             planter as a proper object of our Mercy the suit of
             one peace and whatsoever appertaineth unto us for
             that he the said Benona Williams heretofore God before
             his Eyes not having but being Moved and seduced by the
             Justigation of the Devill the sixteenth day of Aprill in
             the year of Our Lord God one Thousand seven Hundred
             and Thirty at the parish aforesaid in the county af.d
             with force & Arms &c The store House of Tho.s Colvill
             at the parish af.d in the county aforesaid then being feloniously
             did Break & Enter & Twenty and four Ells of Dowlas of
             the value of three pounds eleven Knotts of Bobbin each Knott
             being of the value of ^six pence two felt hatts each hat being of the value of^ Two shillings & six pence one yarn
             cap of the value of one shilling & three pair of Cozsars
             each pair being of the value of six pence of the Goods
             & Chattles of the said Thomas Colvill in the same storehouse
             then and there being found then & there feloniously
             did steal take and bear away Contrary to our peace Good
             Rule and Government and against the form of the Act of
             Assembly in such case lately made and provided whereof
             he was convict before our Trusty and Well beloved Mathew
             Tilghman Ward Esq.r one of our Justices of Oyer & Terminer
             and Goal Delivery for our said County of Kent And    
             Grant unto him our firm peace and will not that he
             suffer any Corporall punishment therefore but that
             Nevertheless he shall stand and be in the same plight
             state & Condition to all intents and purposes as if the said
             Felony whereof he the said Benona Williams hath been
             Convict had never been done or Committed Witness
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