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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1700-1701
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[28]                                          Febry    Court    1700
Which presentmt. was framed into An Indictmt. by ye Clk of ye Indictmts. as followes Vizt.
Kent Ss       The Jurrors for our Soveraigne Lord ye King that now is for ye Body of Kent County upon
theire oathes doe prSent Arthur Foreman alius dictus Arthur Foreman of Kent County planter for
that he ye Said Arthur At Chester Hundred in Kent County within ye jurisdiction of this Court ye
Seventeenth day of Apll. Anno Domi. 1700 wth. force & armes one hogg of ye price of three hundred
                                                                                           kill
pounds of Tobo in ye woods there being felloniously he did ^ Steale & bear away against ye peace of our
Lord ye King and against ye forme of ye Act of Assembly in Such Cases made & provided
Rex    Not Guilty pr patriam    Earle pr Defendt.            Macklin pr Doms. Rege
agt.    And ye Said Richard Macklin who followes for our Lord ye King Sayes he is Guilty
Foreman                                                                     Macklin pr Doms. Rege
Comand was given to ye Sherf. of Kent County that he cause to come here Twelve good and Lawfull
men of his bailiwick to Try ye Issue Joyned to which ye Sherf made Answer he had there ready
Twelve &a. as by his prcept he was Comanded Vizt. Thomas Wyatt foreman Thomas Gwin Edward
Plestoe George Powell Thomas Ford John Jhonson Thomas Browne Nicholas Massey William
Robinson Nathanll. Cleave John Ossley and Jacob Young which Jury being duly tryed & Sworne &
having heard ye pleadings Evidences and Allegacons on both Sides ye Court giveth them theire
Charge who withdraw to Consider on ye prmisses and After Some time doe againe returne and being
againe Called over and being Demanded whether ye Said Arthur Foreman was Guilty or not
Guilty as he Stands Indicted doe Say wee ye Jury Say he is not Guilty as he Stands Indicted
and by Thomas Wyatt theire foreman all of them Soe Say
Therefore it is Considered by ye Court here that ye Said Arthur Foreman as to ye Said Indictt.
goe thereof without day he paying his fees                                          Jno Dowdall Clk

But ye Said Arthur Foreman by Michll. Earle his Attry moves the Court that ye Said Arthur
Foreman may be Cleared by proclamacon which was granted
Ordered therefore by ye Court that ye Said Arthur Foreman be Cleared by proclamacon wch.
was prformed Accordingly                                                    Jno Dowdall Clk

                                                   The Court Adjournes till 7 A Clock to morrow morning
Febry ye 13. 1700       The Court againe mett According to Adjournemt.

   Leiut. Coll. Thomas Smith          Capt Thomas Ringgold
PrSent       Coll. John Hynson      
   Justices

   Capt. Jno Whittington          Mr. Phillip Hopkins

The Court proceeds to ye Laying ye and Assessing ye rates of liquors       which were
Assessed as formerly

Ordered by ye Court that ye Clk of this Court Issue out a Sums. for Jno Tilliard
to Appeare here at ye Next Court to Answer ye Complaint of Jno Walls
                                                                                 Jno Dowdall Clk

Edwd. Fry being [presented b]y ye Grand jury last Novemr. Court for denying to Creditt William
Sigley            w[ch pr]Sentmt. was Signed billa vera
which was framed into A bill of Indictmt. by ye Clk of ye Indictmts. as follows Vizt.
Kent Ss    The Jurors for our Lord ye King that now is for ye body of Kent County upon theire oathes
doe present Edward Fry of ye Said County Inholder for that he ye Said Edwd. having A Lawfull
lycence to keep an ordinary or house of Entertainment at uper Langfords bay hundred in Said
County within ye jurisdiction of this Court ye Twenty Eight Day of Novemr. Anno Domi. 1700 Did
deny and refuse to Creditt a Certaine Wm Sigley against ye forme of ye Act of Assembly in Such cases
made and provided                           Macklin Pr Doms. Rege



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