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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720
Volume 833, Page 149   View pdf image
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                                         November Court 1718
   Att A Court held for Kent County at the Court house in the Town of Chester
   in Said County on the Eighteenth day of November and Continued the Nineteenth
   Twentieth Twenty first and Twenty Second days of the Same month in the -
   fourth Year of the Dominion of Charles absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the
   Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &ca. Annoq
   Domini one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen Before~~

| Colo Edward Scott |
   The Worshipfl | Mr. Michael Miller | Commissrs Present

| Mr Lambert Wilmer |

| Mr. John March —— |
        Proclamation the Sherf of Sd County to return the pannell of
        the Grand Jury which was as folls vizt.
                          The Court appoints
                          Charles Ringgold foreman
   John Ellis Robert Hodges John Taylor John Woodall Thomas Chandler
   Thomas Wendall William Elms Roger Hails Richard West Daniel Cooly
   Charles Greendige Charles Smith Richard Davis William Graves Josiah—
   Lanham William Smothers which Jury being Sworn The Act of Assembly
   relating to the high offences and to prevent the Multiplycity of useless Horses
   and Mares &ca. Read. Charge given by the Court and Sent out —————
   M.r William Comegys Mr Samuel Wickes and Mr Marmaduke Tilden takes their
   places and Sitts on the bench ——
   The Court appoints fryday for Laying the Levy
   Mr John Johnson one of the attorneys of this Court being formerly Clarke of
   the Indictments His Said Commission Expiring at the death of William Bladen
   Esqr. his Lordships attorney Generall. and having not renewed the Same under
   his Lordships Present attorney Generall This Court appoints him Clarke of
   the Indictments for this^present Court ——
     John Young of this County brings a negro boy to have his age adjudged
   Therefore it is Considered by the Court here vizt. this Eighteenth day of November
   Annoq Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen That on view of
   the Same negro called Sirus he is adjudged to be eight years old
                                                                                      Jams Smith Clk ——
     Eliz.a Lock Serv.t to Peter Green of Sd County Swears that James Dill of the
   Same County was a person Commited fornication with her and thereby begott her
   with Child who was Sent to the Grand Jury to declare the Same—
   M.r James Horsley of Said County being desirous to teach School prays
   that he May have the Oaths administred to him as in Such Cases is Enjoyned
   the Same takes the oath of allegiance and Supremacy the Oath of abjurati:
  :on and also an Oath to instruct the Youth by him to be taught in the —
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