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Wm. Jackson and Nicho. Marsey who having been Sumoned accord= =ing to Act of Assembly on the Seventh day of Aprill anno Dmi 1702 Did present John Hazley Servt. to Giles Bond for killing taking and bearing away Two certaine hogs of the price of One hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco of a certn. prson unknown Which Said Prsentmt. was by Ri Macklin Clk of ye. Indictmts= formed into A bill which follows in these words vizt: Kent Ss: The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King for the body of Kent Hasley Servt. to Giles bond of Kent County Merchant for that he the Said John Hasley the Sixth day of Novr: Anno Domi 1701 At Chester upper hundred in Kent County within the Jurisdiction of this Court with force and Arms two hogs of the price of One hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco the proper hoggs of A prson unknown felloniously did kill take and bear= away agt. the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King and agt. the form of the Act Made and provided Macklin pr Dmo rege billa vera Which Sd. Bill was Thus endorsed vizt ^ Tho: Wyat foreman And A Vene. facs having thereupon Issd. to ye. Sherf at the Sd Hazley he Appeared and was thereupon bound by Recoge from Cort to Court and this Cause thereupon Contd. untill this twenty Second day of September Anno Domi 1702/ When the Sd. Hazley being Called to the barr to Make defence to the indictmt: afd for plea Says yt. he is not guilty of the fellony and hogsteeling imposed upon him and for Tryall puts himself upon ye. Countrey And the sd Rich Macklin who follows &ca. Similiter [?] Whereupon Comand is given the Sherf of Kent County ~ That he immediately Cause to Come here twelve &ca. by whom &ca. who do not &ca. to recoge &ca. because as well &ca. of which Sd Precept ye. Same day and year ye. Sherf Makes retn. yt. he has here ready twelve &ca. As by his precept he was Commanded ~ ~ to wit Thomas Covington, Wm. Blay Alexr. Graves Rice Jones Benjn. Bond Stephen Whettston David Davison Robt: Foreman Thos. Usher Robt. Ingram Edwd. Carrill John Meriday Who being Elected Tryed and Sworn to Say the Truth in the prmises do Say upon their Oaths we of the Jury find the Deft. guilty of Steeling ( the |
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