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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 282b   View pdf image
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        March Court      1732        282

Court and for as much as nothing was Objected against to Continue him bound therefore he and his Security were accordingly
discharged &c

       James West and Mary West appears here in Court according to their Recognizance taken before Mr John Handy one of
his Lordships Justices of the peace for Somerset County for their good behaviours and appearance at this Court and forasmuch
as nothing appeared to the Court to Continue them bound therefore they and their Securitys were accordingly discharged
&c

                            Anthony West appears according to his Recognizance Entered into before Majr Robert King one of
his Lordships Justices of the peace for Somerset County for his good behaviour and appearance at this Court and forasmuch
as nothing was Objected against him to Continue him bound therefore he and his Security were accordingly discharged

Capell King appears herein Court in his proper person according to a Certain Recognizance for the good behaviour
and Nothing being Objected against him to Continue him bound therefore he and his Security were accordingly discharged

    Dewer Litefoot appears according to his Recognizance for his good behaviour and appearance at this Court
and nothing being Objected against him to Continue him bound therefore he and his Security were accordingly discharged &c


His Lordship
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Richard Driskill
 Somerset County ss
                                                       Be it remembred that upon the twentieth day of March
Ann.o Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty two Came into Court Robert Jenckins
Henry Gent who for the Lord proprietary prosecutes and for the Lord proprietary gives the Court to understand
and be informed that Richard Driskill Late of Somerset County planter the aforesaid twentieth day of
march in the Year aforesaid and within the Jurisdiction of this Court and at the County aforesaid with force &
Armes &c in and upon a Certain James Shirley in the peace of God and the afd Lord proprietary then &
there being an assault did make and him did beat wound and Evilly Entreat so that of his Life it was
Greatly despaired and Other harms to him then and there did do to his great damage and against the
Peace of the Right honrble the Lord Proprietary his good rule and Government whereof the Same Rob.t
Jenckins Henry for the said Lord Proprietary prays advisement of the Court and that due process
of Law against the said Richard Driskill may Issue

    And afterwards here to witt the twentieth day of March one thousand Seven hundred and thirty two before
his Lordships Justices (at dividing Creek in Somerset County) on Court Judicially Sitting Came the afd Richard
Driskill in his proper person under Custody of the Sherr of Somerset County to witt Joshua Caldwell Gent
and hath a hearing of the Information aforesaid and Says that he is not thereof Guilty and of this he putts
himselfe upon the County and Robert Jenckins Henry ^who^ for his said Lordship in this part follows Likewise &c

    Thereupon Command is Given to the sher of Somerset County that Immediately he Cause to Come here before
the aforesaid Justices twelve &c by whom &c and who neither &c to Recognize &c because as &c and the
Jurors of that Same Jury by Joshua Caldwell Gent she of the County afd to this being Impannelled who were
Called ^did^ Come to witt John Scarbrough W.m White, David Polke George Benston, Thomas Reiley John Lane
Abraham Owten, Thomas Peal, W.m Collin, Angello Atkinson John Sturges and John Hall who to say the
                                                                                                                                                    truth


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