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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 304b   View pdf image
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    Speciall Court            304

The Same
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The Same
 Somerset County ss.t  The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary that
now is for the body of the County afd upon their Oath do present that Woney MccClemy
late of Somerset County planter the twenty first day of december in the year of our
Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and six at the Court house at dividing Creek in the
same County afd one Gray gelding being the proper goods and Chattells of a Certain Robert Collier with
force and arms unlawfully did taken and Imprison and the same Gelding so as afd Imprisoned being
with force and arms did disfigure and from the tail of the same Gelding then and there the Hair
thereof did with force and arms unlawfully cut of to the great damage of the said Robert Collier and
against the peace of the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary his good Rule and Government &c
This bill of Indictment sent up to the grand Jury by order of Court  Test Thos Hayward Cl
Testes  William Kitchen John Scarbrough Joseph MccClester Francis Allen Jun Robt Geddes Teague Riggin
Peter Taylor Jurant         On the foregoeing Bill it was Endorsed Ignoramus Jno Scott Foreman


The Same
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Francis Wihite & Jno
Lorwell
 Somerset County sst
                                   The Jurors for the right Honourable the Lord proprietary
of this province of Maryland that now is for the body of Somerset County upon
their Oath do present that Francis White of Stepney in Somerset County schoolmaster
and John Lorwell of the parish and County afd Labourer the thirteenth
day of december in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and thirty six with force
and Arms the store house of William Murrah of the County afd Merchant at Stepney parish in
the County afd Feloniously did Break and enter and three pinsts of rum of the value of two shillings
Curr.t money of the province of Maryland of the goods and Chattles of Henry Dixon and
John Mathews both of the Island of Anteague Merchants in the said store house of the said W.m
Murrah then and there being found then and there feloniously did steal take and Carry away
against the peace of the said Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and Goverment and
Contrary to the form of the Act of assembly in such case lately made and provided &c
Testes  Levin Gale Esq.r John Handy William Murray Joshua Knight Alexd Hunter   Jurant

    On the foregoing Bill it was Endorsed vizt  Ignoramus John Scott foreman

          And afterwards to witt the twenty first day of December Ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and
thirty Six before the His Lordships Justices of Oyer and terminer and Goal deliver for Somerset County at
Dividing Creek Came the Said Francis White and John Lorwell in their proper persons under Custody of Joseph
McClester Sheriff of the County afd into whose Custody before that time for the Cause afd was Committed and [illegible]
the said Sheriff Ledd to the Barr &c  Thereupon at the Command of the Justices afd the afd Francis White and
John Lorwell are discharged from Custody of the Sheriffe afd and remanded Back into their Masters Service
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