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1727 45 feloniously did steal take and Carry away against the Peace of the Right honrble the Lord proprietary of this province his good rule and Government and against the form of An act of assembly of this province in such Cases made and provided Dashiell prosecutor Tests, Charles Low and John Shiles On the backside of the foregoeing Bill of Indictm.t it was Endorsed Viz.t Billa Vera Edmond Hough foreman Thereupon Command was given to the sherr of Somersett County that he should take the said Isaac Reynolds if &c to answer &c and afterward in the Same Court Came the said Isaac Reynolds in Custody of the ^said^ sherr into whos Custody before that time was Committed for the Cause afd and being by the Said sherr sett to the Barr and Indictm.t read is thereupon Instantly demanded how he would acquitt himselfe of the felony afd says that of the felony afd as by the Indictm.t above Upon him Imposed he is nowise guilty thereof; and for tryall thereof he putts himselfe upon the Country and George Dashiell who for his said Lordship in this behalf prosecutes Likewise Thereupon Command is given to the sherr of Somersett County that Immediately he Cause to Come here twelve &.c by whom &.c to recognize &.c because as well &.c of which said Preceipt the said Sherr to witt Francis Allen Gent Now hereat to witt the twenty first day of Novem Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty seven makes return that he hath here ready twelve &.c as by his said Preceipt he was Command^ed^ and the Jurors of that Jury therein Impannelled being Called Came to witt William Handy, Thomas Pullett, Daniel Long Peter Frazer, W.m More Thomas English, Wm Laws Christopher Glass, Abraham Smith, Peter Claywell Robert Jones Thomas Humphry's who being duely Elected tryed and Sworn to say the truth in the primisses upon their Oath do Say that the said Isaac Reynolds is guilty of the felony whereof he Stands Indicted but hath noe goods or Chattells &c Whereupon the Court here valued the hoggs jaw in the Indictment mentioned to be Stolen to four pounds of tobacco Wherefore it is Considered by the Court that the said Isaac Reynolds Pay unto the said Charles Low the Party deprived four fold of the value of the hoggs jaw afd amounting in the whole to Sixteen pounds of tobacco (the afd hoggs jaw being by the Court valued to four pounds of tobacco according to Law) and that the afd Isaac Reynolds be whipt with twelve Lashes on the bear Back well Laid on untill the Blood appear and that he Stand in the Pillowry a quarter of an hour and that he be taken &c Thereupon as to the Corporall punishm.t afd Command is given to the sherr of Somersett County that he do thereof Immediately Execution according to the Judgm.t afd rendered by whiping of the afd Isaac Reynolds at the publick whiping post with twelve Lashes well on the Bare back untill the Blood appear & by sitting him in the Pillowry a quarter of an hour afterwards in the same Court the sherr returns that he hath done the Execution of the Judgm.t afd as to the Corporall punishmt afd he was Commanded whereupon it is Ordered by the Court that the afd Isaac reynolds is orde Give security for the payment of the fourfold and fees due by Occation of the premisses afd But the said |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
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