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June Court 1720. 511 An Act of assembly of this province now in force in Such Case made and provided DMacbride pr Ld prpry Evid. Fred. Hanson Edward Davis William Robarts On the Back of the preceeding Indictment was Endorst as folls vizt. Billa vera Abram Redgrave foreman. The Said Josiah Crouch pleads not Guilty and for tryall puts himself on God and the Country Josiah Crouch pr prson And he who follows for the Lord propry in like manner Says he is Guilty DMacbride pr Ld propry Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriff of Kent County that he Immediatly Cause to Come twelve &c. by whome &c. who neither &c. To Re= cognize &c Because as well &c. of which Sd Precept the Sd Sheriff now here at this day vizt. the 29th day of July Anno Domi 1720 Makes Return that he hath here ready twelve &c. as by his precept he was Commanded and now here afterwards vizt the day and year last mentioned Comes Again as well the Sd Ld propry. by His Clerk of Indictments as also the Sd Josiah Crouch and Stands at the Barr And the Jurors of that Jury being impannelled who being Called likewise came vizt. William Graves Thomas piner Arthur Fore= man Mathew Piner Thomas Jones Thomas Boots James piner Thomas Ricker Daniel Cooley Rice Jones George Murphett Nathaniel Ricketts who being truely Elected tryed and Sworn to Say the truth in the premisses upon their oath do Say that the Sd Josiah Crouch is not Guilty as he Stands indicted, and by William Graves their Foreman all So Say Therefore it is Considered by the Court Here the 29th day of July anno Domi 1720 afd. that the afd. Josiah Crouch as to the afd Indictment go thereof without day and that he be therefrom acquitted but that the Sd Josiah Crouch Shall pay the Summ of Seven hundred and Ninty Seven pounds of Tobacco by the Court here adjudged to him for his Costs and Charges accrueing on the premisses af,sd to the officers of this Court Ordered by the Court here that the Sheriff of Sd County keep the Sd Josiah Crouch in Safe Custody untill the fees afd. amounting to Seven hundred and Ninty Seven pounds of Tobacco afd. he Shall Satisfy Whereupon John Rolph of Kent County Sawier here in Court pre Sent in his proper person Says that he will pay the fees afd. for the afd. Josiah Crouch amounting to the Sum of Seven hundred and Ninty Seven pounds of Tobacco to whome the Same is due . Jams Smith Clk |
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