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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1718-1720
Volume 833, Page 91   View pdf image
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                                    June Court 1718                                                          91  
   His Lordship . | Kent County Ss The Jurors for the Honble the Lord propr. & the
                 at | Body of Kent County upon their oath do present the Robert
   Robert Lynch | Lynch late of Eastern Neck hundred in the County afd
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Labourer Servt. to Coll. Thomas Smyth of Sd County Gent~.
   the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred &
   Eighteen at Eastern Neck hundred in the County afd & within the Jurisdicion of
   this Court by force and Armes the Tobacco house of a certain William Pope then
   & there did break & enter & ye quantity of Ninety Six pounds of Tobacco of
   the value of Sixteen Shillings Sterling the goods & Chattells of the Said William
   Pope then and there being found then and there feloniously did Steal take &
   bear away against the peace of our Said Lord Proprietarie his rule & dignity
   and that whereas a Certain Thomas Cooke late of Eastern neck Hundred in the
   County afd Labourer the Said tenth day of May in the year afd at Eastern neck
   Hundred afd and at divers days & times before the Said felony in forme afd made
   and perpetrated at Eastern neck Hundred afd in the County afd maliciously and
   feloniously did counsell command procure invite and abett the afd Robert~
   Lynch the afd felony voluntarily to do and Committ against the peace of our
   Said Lord proprietarie his Rule & dignity and against the forme & effect of an-
   Act of Assembly of this Province now in force in Such Cases made & provided
                                                                            Johnson pr Dõn Propr.
   on the back of the preceeding bill was Endorsed as folls vizt Billa vera pr
   Abram. Redgrave foreman   Evides Thomas Hughs Timothy Slauter
   and the afd Robert Lynch being called in his proper person comes with Court
   and appears to the Same aand the Indictment afd in forme afd being read to
   the afd Robert Lynch Who Saith that he Cannot gainsay but that he is guilty
   of taking Tobacco out of the Tobacco house of the afd William Pope and —
   Submits to the Same — Therefore it is Considered by the Court here
   vizt. this Nineteenth day of June Annoque Domini One Thousand
   Seven hundred and Eighteen That the afd Robert Lynch Stands two
   hours in the Pillory and then to have on his bare back nine Lashes
   till the blood appear for his offence for Committing of the felony
   afd and also Pay four fold to William Pope being to the value of
   thirty Six Shillings Sterling the goods Stoln valued to nine Shills.
   Sterling:   and also pay the Sume of Three hundred and^fourteen [illegible]
   pounds of Tobo Cost accruing on the premises afd to the officers of this
   Court
    It is Considered by the Court here vizt. the Same day last mentioned
   That Simon Wilmer Gent~. high Sherf of Said County take the afd Robt.
   Lynch Putt into the Pillory and there to Stand as afd and then to y be
   putt to ye Common Whyping Post & thereto Receive as in the Judgment
   afd and then to bring him into Court    After which the afd Sherf the
   Same day last mentioned came and made return of his precept agst.
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