Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0419 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

      Thereupon Comãnd is Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ y^t he Imediatelÿ Cause
      to Come here twelve &c^a bÿ whom &c^a who neither &c^a to recog^e because as well &c^a
      and y^e S^d Sher^f Saÿeth y^t he hath here readÿ twelve &c^a as bÿ his Said p^rcept he was
      Comãnded to witt William Sigleÿ Natth^ll Cleave Edward Godwin Edward Mahone
      Henerÿ Jackson Nicholas Marseÿ Thomas Hÿndes, John Loÿde John Merÿ=
      dith Thomas Rooth George Heartshorne ^[illegible]^ who being |Duelÿ) Elected Trÿed
      and Sworn to Saÿ y^e truth in y^e p^rmisses Doe Saÿ upon their oathes we of
      y^e Jurÿ to find y^e prisoner att y^e barre not Guiltÿ of y^e p^rmises
      Which ~~Sd ver~~ being bÿ y^e Court heard It is bÿ y^e Justices here Considered y^e 26^th
      Daÿ of Septe^rber anno Dñi 1704 That y^e S^d Sarah Joce |as to y^e p^rmises
      afs^d) Goe thereof w^thout Daÿ and be absolutelÿ Discharged and acquited
      paÿing her fees ~
   Whereupon y^e S^d Sarah praÿs Clearance bÿ p^rclamation which |bÿ ord^r
        of Court) is Solemnlÿ pformed according to Comõn forme

	\| Kent Ss)
Regina	\| The Jurors for our Soveraigne Ladÿ y^e Queen y^t now is fo^r y^e bodÿ
a^t	\| of Kent Countÿ upon their oathes Doe p^rsent Jacob Caulk als Dicts
Jacob Caulk	\| Jacob Caulk of Ceecill Countÿ Cordwainer for y^t he y^e S^d Jacob on y^e 20^th Daÿ
	of Jan^rÿ anno Dñi 1703 att Langfords baÿ upper hundred in Kent~

      Countÿ w^thin y^e Jurisdiction of this Court y^e fear of god before his Eÿes not —
      haveing but being bÿ y^e Lust of y^e flesh moved and Seduced y^e heÿneous Sinn^e
      of fornacation w^th one Sarah Joce wife of Thomas Joce of Kent Countÿ
      Inholder Did act and Cõmitt ag^t y^e peace of our Ladÿ y^e Queen and ag^t
      the form of y^e act of assemblÿ in y^t Case made and p^rvided
                                                                                           Earle p^r Dña Regina
           Which S^d bill was Endorsed as falloweth viz^t
       Billa vera John Davis foreman    ——      ——     ——        ——   ——
      And now here The S^d Jacob appears and Saÿs y^t he is not Guiltÿ of y^e p^rmises
      and fo^r Trÿall putts himselfe y^e Countrÿ ~ ~ ~ ~~and Richard~~ and Michael
      Earle who p^rsecutes fo^r our S^d Ladÿ y^e Queen       Sliter [?] ——
        Thereupon Comãnd is Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent Countÿ y^t he Imediatelÿ
      Cause to Come here twelve &c^a bÿ whom &c^a who neither &c^a to recõg^e ~~fo^r~~ because
      as well &c^a and y^e S^d Sher^f now Saÿs y^t he hath here readÿ twelve &c^a
      as bÿ his S^d p^rcept he was Comÿnded To witt, W^m. Sigleÿ Natt^ll Cleave
      Edward Godwin Edward Mahane Henerÿ Jackson Nicholas Marseÿ
      Thom^s: Hÿndes John Loÿde John Merridith Thomas Rooth George
      Heartshorne Samuel Taÿlor ~ who being Elected Trÿed and Sworne
      To Saÿ y^e Truth in the p^rmisses Doe Saÿ upon Their oathes we of
      y^e Jurÿ find y^e prison^r not Guiltÿ of y^e p^rmisses,
      Which being bÿ y^e Court hea^rd it bÿ them Considered here this 26^th Daÿ
      of 7ber anno Dñi 1704 That y^e S^d Jacob |as to y^e p^rmises) goe there=
   = of w^thout Daÿ and be absolutelÿ Discharged and acquitted from y^e
      Same paÿing his fees and y^e S^d Jacob is thereupon Cõmitted fo^r y^e S^d fees
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