Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0030 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

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	Dom^s: Rex	\| The Said Phillip having been presented by the grand
	a^t	\| Jury of this County And the Presentm^t being Endorsed
	Phillip Holegia	\| Billa very P^r. John Chares foreman In Last Nov^r

        Co^rt, was Sumoned by a writt of Ven^e fa^s to Appeare &c^a. but for
        As much As the Co^rt Is credibly informed, upon his non Appearance,
        that he ^^is So dangerously Sick that without great danger of Death
        he Could not have Appeared It was Continued untill next Co^rt
        Att which Said next Court to wit the Twenty Seventh day of Jan^ry
        Anno Domⁱ 170½ Comes the Said Phillip and in his proper p^rson
        Appeares to the Presentm^t. afd Which being framed into bill foll^s
        in these words .
Kent Ss: The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King that now is for the body
        of Kent County upon their oaths do present Phillip holeagia
        of Kent County als dict Phillip holegia of Cecill County planter
        for that he the Said Phillip the 20^th day of Nov^r. Anno Domⁱ
        1700 At Kent County within the Jurisdiction of this Court w^th
        force and Arms one quilding of the price of nine hundred
        pounds of Tobacco of the proper goods of a certaine W^m. Hollins=
       :worth feloniously he did Steale and bear away against the
        Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King and against the form
        of the Act of Assembly in that case made and provided
                                                   Macklin p^r Dno Rege ~
        Whereupon the Said phillip pray’d that consell Might be Allowed him,
        Being ignorant of and unskilld in the law, whereby the better he
        might make his defence to the Indm^t: afd. And upon his prayer as Afd
        Michael Earle was Allotted to him for Counsel as afd who for plea to
        the Sd indictm^t. Sayth that he is not Guilty of the fact whereof he
        Stands Indicted and thereof for tryall puts himself upon the Country
           And the Sd Rich^d. Macklin who foll^s. for our Lord the King Says
        he is guilty &c^a.
                  Whereupon Comand is given the Sher^f of Kent County y^t. he im=
        mediately Cause to Come here twelve &c^a. by whom &c^a. who unto &c^a.
        to recognize &c^a. because As well &c^a. . And now this Same day &
        year to wit the 27^th. day of Jan^ry Anno Domⁱ 170½ Comes y^e. Sd
        Sher^f and makes retⁿ of his Said precept that he has now here twelve &c^a
        As by his precept it was Commanded (That is to Say) John Hamer
        Samuell Wallis W^m. Price, Phittingham, Thomas Scottin W^m. Robinson
        Hen^r. Jackson John Jordan John Hollinsworth John Hughs W^m. Comegies
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