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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720
Volume 833, Page 209   View pdf image
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                                              March Court 1718                                            209  
   Should be found in his Bailywick that all Causes and delays be Sett apart he be &
   appear before the Justices of our next County Court to be held at our Court house in
   the Town of Chester in Said County to Answer unto a bill of Indictment found
   against him for abuseing and profaining the Lords Day himselfe or by his Servts.
   by working in his Corn field &ca. And that the have then and there the Said -
   precept &ca.   Att which Said next Court vizt. the Seventeenth day of March the
   Same year last mentioned the day of return of Said precept came Simon—
   Wilmer Gent high Sherf of Said County and made return thereof in these
   words thereon   Endorsed as folls vizt Summoned pr Simon Wilmer Sherf .
      and the afd William being called came and in his proper person—
   appeared to the afd Indictm.t And Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Same
   and thereupon Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the
   Court here viz:t This Nineteenth day of March Anno Domini One Thousand
   Seven hundred and Eighteen That the afd William Ellit pay the Sume of
   one hundred pounds of Tobacco his fine for Committing the offence afd and
   also pay the Sume of Two hundred forty Three pounds of Tobacco Cost accruing
   on the premises afd &ca
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   His Lord Ship | Indictm.t for assaulting Wm Ellit Mr. Johnson Clarke of
              at | ye Indictmts. comes into Court and Enters a nole prosequi-
   Elenor Hissett | and that the Said Indictmt. be no farthr. prosecuted -
   ——————

   His Lord Ship | Indictm.t for assaulting Wm Elenor Hissett venry Issued & ye Sherf
          ——— | returnd Same Summoned &ca. Mr. John Johnson Clarke of the
             at | Indictments comes into Court and Enters a nole proseqe
   William Ellit — |   And that the Said Indictment be no farthr prosecuted —
   ———————

   His Lord Ship | The afd Mary being presented by the grand Jury at last Novem.br
         ——— | Court and the Same being by John Johnson Clarke of the—
            at | Indictmts framed into a bill as folls vizt. Kent County Ss The
   Mary Neale | Jurors for the Hon.ble the Lord Prop.r & the body of Kent County
   ——————
on their Oath do present that Mary Neale late of Worton—
   hundred in the County afd Spinster the first day of July in the Year of our Lord one—
   Thousand Seven hundred and Eighteen at Worton Hundred in the County afd &
   within the Jurisdiciõn of this Court the fear of God before her eyes not having but by
   the Instigation of the Devill did commit fornication with a Certain man to
   the Jurors unknown & thereby did Suffer herself to be begott with Child to the
   high displeasure of Almighty God to the evill & pernicious example of others agst
   the peace of the Said Lord Prop.r his rule and Dignity & against the form of an-
   Act of Assembly of this province now in force in Such Cases made & provided
   Evide. Benjn Blackledge—                                  Johnson pr Dnõn Propr
   under the preceeding bill was as folls vizt. true bill Charles Ringgold foreman
   Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County the Twenty.
   Second day of November in the fourth Year of his Lord Ships Dominion &ca.
   that he Cause to come here Mary Neale late of Worton hundred in the County
   afd Spinster if She Should be found in his Bailywick that all Excuses and
                                                                                                             delays



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