Archives of Maryland, Volume 0833, Page 0416 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720

416 March Court 1719

DM His Ld Ship.	\|	Indictm^t. fornication:	D:M His Ld Ship –	\|	Indictm^t. for feloniously Stealing
a^t	\|	Non Est Inventus	a^t	\|	A horse
Marg^t. Oagle .	\|		Edwd Skinner	\|	Non Est Inventus
Serv^t. to Ja^s: Wilson.	\|		——————
–———————

D:M His Ld Ship.	\|	Indictm^t. for not	\|
a^t	\|	helping Clear y^e.	\|
George James	\|	Roads Served but	\|
——————	\|	no app^ce. made	\|

D:M His Ld Ship	\|	Recog^e. taken last Court for ap^rce. & good behaviour to this
a^t	\|	Court And now ap^rs. in her proper person ord^rd by
Eliz^th. Mercy -	\|	the Court here that her Recognizance and her Suretys
——————	\|	for her ap^rce. & good behav^r. be discharged

   Elizabeth Mercy afd Entered into Recognizance y^e time afd in the Sume
   of fifteen pounds Sterl^g to be Leveyd &c^a. Conditionally that if She did not
   make her personall app^rce. at this Court and to answer unto what Should be
   objected against her on his Ld Ships behalfe and in the mean time to
   be of good behaviour and no person ap^ring to Shew any cause to the
   Contrary why the Same Should not be discharged This Court here discharged
   the Same Recognizance
   Peter Mercy & William Jones Each Entered into Recogniz^e. in the
   Sume of Seven pounds tenn Shill^s. Sterl^g for the appearance of the
   afd Elizabeth mercy that She Should appear and answer as afd and –
   that in the mean time She was of good behav^r. This Court here
   discharges the Said Recognizance Each of them
     a Presentm^t. found by the Grand Jury against the Said Elizabeth
   Mercy for Cohabitting with George Gleaves of Said County after admon:
   :ished by the Vestry of Shrewsberry Parish and the Same drawn into
   a bill by David Macbride Clarke of the Indictments and Endorst Abra
   Redgrave foreman but the Said Eliz^th. ap^ring to Same and the bill being
   read The Same not being Signed by the Clk of Indictment This Courts orders
   that the Same Elizabeth be therefrom discharged and that the bill be
   held for naught. ^{Ordered Surty for fees be gave on w^ch Thomas Mercy comes into Court & assumes}
     the Same —– and the Sd Eliz^th is therefrom discharged —————
      A Present found by the Grand Jury against the Said Elizabeth Mercy
   for Cohabitting with a certain Robert Brown of Sd County which was drawn
   into a bill of Indictment. and Pleads not guilty and ordered that She Enter
   into Recognizance for ap^rce. to next Court and to answer at next Court and
   in the mean time to be of good behav^r —–
   Elizabeth Mercy afd Acknowledges her selfe Indebted to his Lord Ship his
   heirs & Successors in the Sume of tenn pounds Sterl^g to be Leveyed on her
   goods and Chattells Lands & Tenements Conditionally that if She doth
   not make her personall appearance at the next Court and to answer unto the
   bill of Indictment found against her for Committing adultery with a Certain
   Robert Brown and thatt in the meantime She is to be of good behav^r
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