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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 195b   View pdf image
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        June Court            1736                        195

His Lordship
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Jeremiah Lilley
 Somerset County  ss.t  The Jurors for the right honourable the Lord proprietary
that now is for the body of Somerset County af.d upon their oath do present that
Jeremiah Lilley late of Stepney parish in the County af.d Cordwainer the twentieth
day of may Anno Dom seventeen hundred thirty and six with force and arms at the parish af.d in the
County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court two white Linnen shirts of the value of fifteen shillings
current money of Maryland each and one Linnen wastcoat of the value of five shillings like money
of the goods and Chattles of William Turpin then and there being found then and there feloneously
did steal take and bear away contrary to the peace of the said Lord proprietary his good rule and
Goverment and against the form of the act of assembly in such case lately made and provided &.c
Test  William Turpin  Alexander Fullerton      On the backside of the foreging Bill of Indictment it was thus
Endorsed vizt                  Samuel Wilson foreman

          Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he Should take the said Jeremiah
Lilley if &.a to answer &.a and afterwards to witt the fifteenth day of June anno Dom one thousand seven
hundred and thirty Six before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset now here held at dividing
Creek in the Same County Came the said Jeremiah Lilley in his proper person under Custody of the Sheriffe
of Somerset County into whose Custody before that time was Committed for the Cause afd and being by the said
sheriff Led to the Barr is thereupon Instantly demanded how he would acquitt himselfe of the felony afd as
by the Indictment afd is above against him Imposed  who thereupon says that he is not guilty thereof
and of this he puts himselfe upon the Country and William Godsborough Gent who for his said Lordship in
in that part Followeth Likewise &a
                                                  Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriffe of Somerset County that Immediately
he should Cause to Come ^here^ before the Justices afd twelve &.a and who neither &.a to Recognize &.a because as
well &.a and afterwards Immediately Came thereof the Jury &.a and the Jurors of that Same Jury by Joseph
MccClester Gent sheriffe of the County afd to this Impannelled being Called Came to witt Robert Jones Joseph
Wailes James Nearn Christopher Nutter Angello Atkinson William Porter Thomas Peal Thomas
Winder Johnathan Sturges John Reddish Charles Townsend and John Roach who to say the truth of
the premisses afd being duely Elected tryed and Sworn upon their Oath do say that the said Jeremiah
Lilley is guilty of the feloney afd as by the Indictment afd above upon him Imposed in manner &
form above Supposed         whereupon All and Singular the premises by the court here seen heard
and fully understood      Thereupon the Court here according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided
valued the two shirts & wastcoat ^in the Indictment afd mentioned^ to Seventeen shillings and Six pence Curr.t money of maryland

       Thereupon it is Considered by the Justices here that the said Jeremiah Lilley pay unto the afd Wm
Turpin the party afd deprived four fold of the value of the afd two Shirts and one white Wastcoat in the
                                                                                                                                                 Indictment


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