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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1700-1701
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                                                    March    Court    1701                                                           39
Whereas Phillip Holeidger of Ceecill County Planter for Stealing A horse belonging
to Wm Hollinsworth was prsented by ye Grand jury this Court which prsentment was
framed into A bill of Indictment and being Tryed by A jury was found Guilty but ye Court
have Contd. passing Judgemt. at. him untill next Court
And Richard Macklin Clk of ye Indictments Moves ye Court that ye Said Phillip may enter
into recognizance wth. good & Suffitient Security for his Appearance here at ye next Court &
good behaviour in ye meane time wch. was granted            Ordered Therefore by ye Court
that ye Sherf. of this County doe Take into his Custody ye Said Phillip Holeidger & there to
remaine untill he Enter into recognizance with good & Suffitient Security for his personall
Appearance at ye next Court and good Abearance in ye meane Time       Jno Dowdall Clk
But ye Said Phillip comes into Court Together wth. Samll. Wallis & Abraham Ambross
Junr. his Securities and ye Said Phillip doth Acknowledge himselfe to owe & Stand justly
Indebted unto our Soveraigne Lord King Wm ye Third his heires & Successors in ye full &
just Sume of Twenty pounds Sterg. to be leavied upon him lands & Teniments Goods & Chattles
Condiconed he make not his personall Appearance at ye next Court and be of good behaviour &
abearance to all his Majties Leidge Subjects in ye meane time And ye Said Samll. Wallis
& Abraham Ambrose his Securities doe Acknowledge themselves to owe & Stand justly
indebted unto our Said Soveraigne Lord ye King his heires & Successors in ye full & just Sume
of Tenn pounds Sterg. to be leavied upon their lands & Teniments goods & Chattles Condiconed as
Afforesaid wherewith they are Content
                                                             Leiut. Coll. Thomas Smith Nathll. Wright & Capt. Ths.
                                                             Ringgold absent
John Sweatnam having comenced an Action at. Elias King as Exr. of ye Exr. of Richard
Sweatnam and ye Said Elias King by Richard Macklin having Demurred to ye Decln. of ye Said
John Sweatnam and Some of ye reasons being argued ye Said Case was Contd. wth. ye Consent of
Plaintf. and Defendt. untill next Court
                                                   Leiut. Coll. Thomas Smith & Mr. Charles Hynson Sitts

William Robinson Sweares to 3 days Attendance as an Evidence on behalfe of Walter Smith platf
against Thomas Prestage Defendant

Comand was given to ye Sherf. of Kent County ye Thirteenth day of Febry Annoq Domi. 1700
that he Take Charles Hollinsworth Junr. if found in his bailiwick & him Safe keepe Soe that he
have his body at ye next Court to be held for Said County at our Court house upon Chester
River to Answer unto Joshua Sweatnam of A plea of Trespass upon ye Case &a.
Att which next Court vizt. ye Twenty fifth day of March Annoq Domi. 1701 ye Day of ye returne
of Said writt came Elias King high Sherf. of Said County & made Returne of Said writt thus
Endorsed                                          vizt. Cepi Corpus pr         Elias King Sherf
And ye Said Defendant by Richard Macklin & Michael Earle his Attrys Appeares and
move ye Court that ye Said Plaintf. Joshua Sweatnam being A foraigner may come into
Court & give Security for ye payment of ye Costs Accrewing upon ye Said Action in case he
doe not prosecute it with Effect which was by ye Court Granted
Ordered Therefore that Joshua Sweatnam being noe Inhabitant of this County &
having comenced An Action at. Charles Hollinsworth Junr. one of ye livers in this County
that ye Said Joshua doe put in Security to pay ye Costs Accrewing thereon if he does
not mentaine his Action According to Order of this Court         Jno Dowdall Clk
But ye Said Plaintf. Joshua Sweatnam neither by himselfe nor Attry Appearing to
either put in baile to pay costs if he does not mentaine his Action or to prosecute ye Same ye
Said Defendt. by his Said Attrys moves ye Court for A Nonsuite which was Granted



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