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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 23b   View pdf image
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             June Court        1725               23

       William Langford if he should be found in his Bailywick and him should Safe Keep so that he
should take have his body before his Lordships ^Justices of the^ County Court of Somersett the third tuesday of June
then next to answer unto his Lordship Concerning a Certain presentm.t against him found &c and
that thereof he should not fail &c and that thereof he should not fail &c

                Att which said third tuesday tuesday of June to witt the fifteenth day of the same month anno Dom
One thousand Seven hundred and twenty five being the day of the Return of the said Writt Cometh the Sher
of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing Writt was directed and maketh Return thereof Endorsed vizt
                                                                                                       Cepi Corpus P Jos: MccClester Sher

                Therefore      the said William Langford appears and being sett to the Barr presentm.t read
pleads ^not^ Guilty and prays that it may be Enquired of by the Country and Levin Gale ^who^ for his said Lordship
in this behalfe prosecutes Likewise                           Therefore Command is given to the Sherr of Somersett
County that Immediately he Cause to Come here twelve &c by whom &c who Neither &c to recognize &c becaus
as well &c of which said preceipt the said Sherr to Witt Joseph MccClester Gent ^makes return^ that he hath here ready twelve
&c as by his said preceipt he was Commanded and the Jurors of that Jury therein Impannelled being Called
Came to witt Merrick Ellis, John Dennis Senr, John Fleming, William Bratton, Robert Mitchell, Rob.t
Mills, Thomas Peal, Joseph Houston, Robert Collier, John Townsend, John Till, Thomas Collins who
being duely Elected tryed and sworn ^to say the truth in the premisses^ upon their Oath do say that the said William Langford is guilty of
the Premises whereof he stands presented &c

                Wherefore it is Considered by the Court ^here^ that the said William Langford be fined to his Lordship
the Lord proprietary the sum of thirty Shillings for the fact ^afd^ to be appropriated toward the defraying
the County Charge which said fine of thirty Shillings ^is paid^ by Capt W.m Planner unto Capt John Jones thereupon
the Said W.m Langford is Ordered by the Court to give Security for the paym.t of all the Officers Fees
due by Occasion of the premisses Whereupon a Certain Joseph Langford of Somersett County Planter
undertakes for the said Will.m Langford to pay the severall officers their fees due by occasion of
the premisses afd &c


The Same
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James Duncan
 Somersett County fs:    The Jurors for the Right honrble the Lord proprietary of
this province that now is for the body of Somersett County upon their Oath do present
that James Duncan Late of Coventry Parish in the County afd Labourer the tenth day
          of June seventeen hundred & twenty five with force and Arms at the parish afd in the County afd
       within the Jurisdiction of this Court forty pounds of tobacco of the Value of ten Shillings Curr.t money
       of the goods and Chattells of a Certain Thomas Peale then and there being found then and there feloniously
       did take Steal and Carry away against the peace of the right honrble the Lord proprietary &c his
       Good rule and dignity and also against the form of the act of assembly in such Case made &c
                                                                            L Gale Cler Indictm.ts
    Test   Capt John Scott, Thomas Peale

          On the back side of the foregoeing bill of Indictm.t it was thus Endorsed viz.t  Billa Vera
                                                                                                                     (Jno)


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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