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November Court
1729
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hundred and twenty nine at Somersett parish and County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court with force and armes one Irish Linen shirt of the value of Eighty pounds of tobacco one silk handkerchiefe of the value of thirty pounds ^of tobacco^ of the proper goods and Chattells of a Certain Ephraim WIllson then and there being and found then and there feloniously did Steall take and Carry away and against the peace of the right honrble the Lord proprietary his good rule and Government and against the form of the act of assembly of this province in such Cases made and provided Dashiell Psecutor for LPy Test: Samuel Willson, Joseph Thompson, W.m Mister, Alexander Clarke On the back side of the foregoeing bill of Indictment it was thus Endorsed viz.t Billa vera Edward Rownd foreman Thereupon Command was given to the sher of Somersett County that he should take the said John Hambleton if &.c to answer &.c and now hereafterwards to witt the the Eighteenth day of November one thousand seven hundred and twenty Nine Came here into Court the Said John Hambleton in Custody of the Sher into whose Custody before that time was Committed for the Cause afd and whereupon the said John Hambleton being by the Sherr sett to the Barr and the afd Indictment being unto him read is thereupon Instantly demanded how he would acquitt himselfe of the fellony afd above upon him Imposed says that of the felony afd above upon him Imposed he is noeways guilty thereof and for tryall thereof he putts himslfe upon the Country and Geo: Dashiell who for his said Lordship in this behalfe prosecutes Likewise Whereupon Command is given to the sher of Somersett County that Immediately he Cause to Come here twelve &.c by whome &c who neither &.c to recognize &.c because as well &.c of which said preceipt the said sher to witt Jno Purnall Gent Now hereat to witt the same day and year Last mentioned makes return that he has here ready twelve &.c as by his said preceipt he was Commanded and whereupon the Jurors of that Jury therein Impannelled being Called Came to witt John Scarbrough, Jonathan Sturges, John Brittingham, Thomas Holbrook, Abraham Smith Edward Jones, Isaiah Bredall, John Pope Crispin Price, W.m Mills, Jno Purnall Jun.r ^Jno Roach^ who being duly Elected tryed and Sworn to say the truth in the premises afd upon their Oath do say that the said John Hambleton is guilty of the felony whereof he stands Indicted but Know of noe Goods or Chattels that he had at the time of the felony Committed or at any time Since &.c Whereupon the Justices here valued the Goods in the Indictment mentioned to One hundred pounds of tobo Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the Said John Hambleton pay unto ^the said^ Ephraim Willson the party deprived four fould of the value of the goods afd amounting in the |
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