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93 Novembr Court 1716 And the Grand Jury having found a bill against the afd James which folls viz Kent County Maryland Ss The Jurors for our Ld Proprietor & the body of Kent County afd upon their Oath do present that James Roe late of Kent County afd Labourer the twenty Second day of October in the Year of our Ld one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen by force and Armes &ca. Att Morgans Creek upper hundred in the County afd the Mansion house of a certain William Edwards about the Second hour in the night of the Same day Entred The Said William and Susanna his wife with . others in the Said house then and there being in the peace of God & the Ld Proprietor & the Said William Edwards and Susanna his wife in Such a manner did assault and the Said William and Susanna then and there did beat wound and will entreat So that of their lives it was greatly dispaired of against the peace of our Sd Ld Proprietor his Rule & dignity &ca. Johnson pr Dmi Prop on the back of the afd bill - was Endorsed vizt. Billa vera pr me Simon Wilmer Fforeman~ Evid.es Wm Wilshier Presilla Wilshier Lucknor Middleton The afd James in his propr person aprs. to the afd Indictmt. and Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Same and Saith that as to what is laid in the afd Indictment he Submits to the Court : Therefore it is Considered by the Court here viz this twenty third day of Novemb.r Anno Domi one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen that the afd James Rae be find the Sume of one hundred pounds of Tobacco on Accot of assaulting the afd William Edwards & Susanna his wife as Also pay the Sume of Three hundred . and twenty Eight pounds of Tobacco Cost on the promises afd to the officers of this Court~ William Edwards & Susanna his wife be bound by Recognize. as prosecutors ag.st the afd James Rae by the afd Justice in the Sume of five pounds Sterlg. they both appr. to the Same This Court~. here discharges the Same Recognizance Jams Smith Clk
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