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November Court 1717 280 and dignity &ca. & against the form of an Act of Assembly &ca —— Johnson pr Dnõn propr — on the back of the preceeding bill was Endorsed as folls vizt: true bill pr John Evans foreman————— And now at this Court Came the afd James Smith and in his proper person— appeared to the afd Indictment And pleads not guilty and for tryall puts — himselfe on God and the Country James Smith in proper person— And he who follows for the Lord Proprietarie in like manner Johnson - Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that he cause to come here Twelve &ca. By whome &ca. To Recognize &ca. Because as well &ca who neither &ca. And the Sherf comes and Saith that he hath~ Ready twelve as Commanded who being called came as folls vizt Roger Hailes Richd Davis James Piner Oliver Palmer William Blackiston William Crow Thomas Joce Zachariah Mackdaniel Peter Cowarding Rice Jones . Junior John Williams Richard West who being duely Elected tryd & Sworn and having heard the Pleadings Evidences and allegations on both Sides do withdraw and after Some time do againe return to the barr and being calld over do appear as also the prisoner at the barr. and the Jurors afd being asked whether they are agreed on A vrerdict or not do say they are agreed and being Demanded whether they find The prisoner at the barr guilty or not guilty as he Stands indicted do say that they find the prisoner at the barr guilty as he Stands indicted and by Roger Hailes there foreman all so Say The Clarke of the Indictments prays Judgment on the verdict of the Jurors afd : : Therefore it is Considered by the Court here vizt. this Twenty Second day of November Anno Domini one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventeen That the afd John Lux the person prosecutor — Recover against the afd James Smith as well the Sume of Six pounds Currant money the four fold of the goods as afd Stolen as also the Sume of thirty Shillings the money Stoln to be restored And also that the Sd James Smith to Stand two hours in ye Pillory and then to receive twenty nine Lashes on his bare back till the blood appear As also to pay ye officers of this Court The Sume of Two Thousand and ninety^ninepounds of Tobacco ffees accruing on the premises afd - It is Considered by the Court here vizt. the Same day last mentioned that~ Simon Wilmer Gent high Sherf of Said County take the afd Jam[es] Smith~ into his Custody and putt him into the Pillory and there to [Stan]d as in~ the Judgment afd and afterward to putt to the Common whyping [post[ and - there |
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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1716-1718
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