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November Court
1737
176 Lord Baron of Baltemore &.a Justices of a special Court of oyer and terminer and Goal delivery held at deviding Creek in the County on the said twenty first day of December Anno Dom MDCCXXXvi a certain bill of Indictment to be written did cause which bill of Indictment did contain this false and scandelous matter following viz.t His Lordship @ Wonney M.ccClemmey Somerset County ss.t The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary that now is for the body of the County af.d upon their oath do present that Wonney Macclemmey 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 deviding Creek in the County af.d one Gray gelding being the proper goods and Chattles of a certain Robert Collier with force and arms unlawfully did take and Imprison and the same Gelding so as afd Imprisoned being with force and arms did disfigure and from the tail of the said Gelding then and there the hair thereof did with force and arms unlawfull Cut 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 &a and the af.d bill of Indictment in form af.d written and in it the af.d false scandalous and malitioutly matter above recited containing afterwards to wit on the day and year last af.d to the Justices of the said Lord proprietary at a speciall Court of oyer and terminer and Goal delivery on the day and year last af.d by the said Justices for the County af.d at deviding Creek af.d held did cause to be delivered which bill of Indictment the said Justices of the said Robert then and there did receive and the said bill thereupon to the Jurors of the Grand Inquest for the said County at the said Goal delivery upon the holy Evangelist of almighty God then and there charged and sworn then and there did deliver to enquire and the truth of and Concerning the matter in the said bill contained ^to present which matter in the said Bill Contained^ afterwards to wit the day and year last af.d at the County af.d |
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