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June Court
1728 98 Return thereof 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, James Martin, John Tull, Samuel Derickson, Henry Toadvine, Isaiah Bredall, Richard Rider, James Jones, Edward Jones, Wm MccClemmey, Thomas Brereton ^Thomas Collins Edmd Hough^ who being duely Elected tryed and Sworn to say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath do say that the Said John Edwards is guilty of the trespass and assault whereof he Stands Indicted &c Wherefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd John Edward be whipt at the publick whiping Post with thirty Nine Lashes on the bare back well Laid on untill the blood appear and that he stands in the Pillowry halfe an hour and that he be taken &c thereupon as to the Corporall Punishmt afd Command is given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he do thereof Immidate Execution by whiping the afd Jn.o Edwards at the Publick whiping Post with thirty Nine Lashes on the Bare back well Laid on untill the blood appear and by sitting him in the Pillowry halfe an hour and afterwards in the Same Court Came the said Sherr and makes Return that he has done the Execution of the Judgmt afd as to the Corporall Punishment afd he was Commanded whereupon the afd John Edwards is ordered to return home to his Masters Service and that the said William Jones his Master Return him to the County Court of Somersett or to the Sher of the County to Reemburst to the County what tobacco they paid the County the severall officers for fees &c
before his Eyes not having but being Seduced and Inticed by the Instigation of the devill on the twenty Ninth day of march anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty Eight with force and arms &.c at th Stepney Parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court One Duroys Coat of the Value of three hundred pds of tobacco of the proper goods and Chattells of a Certain William Drapper, Eight Yards of Stript holland of the value of ten pounds of tobacco Each Yard, two yds and a halfe of Duroys of the value of Six pounds of tobacco Each yard, Eighteen Yards of Irish Linnen of the value of twelve pounds of tobacco Each Yard of the proper goods and Chattells of a Certain Alexander Draper then and there being and found then and there feloniously did Steall take and Carry away against the peace of the Right honrble the Lord Proprietary his good rule and Government &.c Dashiell P Propry On the backside of the foregoeing bill of Indictm.t it was thus Endorsed true bill Thos Humphrys foreman Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he should take the said Timothy Soulivand if &.c to answer &.c and afterwards herein the Same Court Came the said Timothy Soulivand in Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County into whose Custody was Before that time was Committed for the Cause afd and being by the said sherr Sett to the barr Indictm.t |
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