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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 109b   View pdf image
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          August Court        1731                         109

whereupon the Said Sher altho' Solemnly Called brings not in the body of the Said Alexander Gordon according
to the return of his writt afd but made default &.c

    Wherefore at the prayer of Levin Gale Esq.r who for his Said Lordships in this behalfe prosecutes the Sher of
Somerset County to witt John Purnall is americed ^by the Court here^ unto his Said Lordship five hundred pounds of tobacco for his
default afd as also as much tobacco as will Satisfie unto their Severall Officers their Fees due by Occasion of
the premisses aforesaid &c



The Same
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Southy Whittington
 We of the Grand Jury do present Southy Whittington for keeping a falce measure for Grain

Contrary to act of assembly     Samuel Turner Informer

                 Thereupon Command was Given to the Sher of Somerset County that he should take the Said Southy Whittington
if &.c to answer &.c  And afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Southy Whittington in his proper person
and whereupon Levin Gale Esq.r who for his Said Lordship in this behalfe prosecutes by Judgm.t of the Court freely
Saith that he will not against the Said Southy Whittington further prosecute on the presentment afd by Reason of
the Insufficiency thereof &.c
                                              Therefore it is Considered that the presentment afd be quashed and that the afd
Southy Whittington be thereof quiet and Goe thereof without day &.c


The Same
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Thomas Duncan
 Somerset County ss    The Jurors for the Right Honrble the Lord proprietary that now is for the body of

the County aforesaid upon their Oath do present that Thomas Duncan Late of Somerset County
                  Schoolmaster the tenth day of aprill in the Year of Our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred and
thirty One at Somerset County aforesaid and within the Jurisdiction of this Court with force and armes One Bible
of the Value of one Shillings ^Currant^ Like money and One Gold Ring of the Value of ten Shillings Like money of
of the proper Goods and Chattells of a Certain Mary Caldwell of the Same County Spinster then and there being
found then and there feloniously did take Steal and bear away against the Peace of the Said Lord proprietary
his Good rule and Government and Contrary to the form of the act of assembly in that Case made and provided
&.c      Levin Gale Cl Indictments
Testes   And.w Rathbourn, Joseph Leonard, Joshua Caldwell, Thomas Caton and Brent Nuttall

                On the backside of the foregoeing bill of Indictment it was thus Endorsed viz.t Billa Vera
                                                                                                                               Nicholas Fountain Foreman

And afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Thomas Duncan under Custody of the Sher of the County
afd in whose Custody before that time was Committed for the Cause afd and being by the Said sher Lett to the
barr is Instantly demanded how he would acquitt himselfe of the felony in the Indictment aforesaid above
upon him Imposed thereupon the said Thomas Duncan Says ^that of the felony of^ that he is not thereof ^Guilty^ and thereof for
tryall he putts himselfe upon the Country and Levin Gale Esq.r who for his Said Lordship in this behalfe
prosecutes in Like manner
                                            Thereupon Command is Given to the Sher of Somerset County that Immediately
he Should Cause to Come thereof the Jury before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset

here &c by whom &.c who neither &.c to Recognize &c  and the Jurors of that Jury by the Sher Impannelled
                                                                                                                                                          who


 

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