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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 104   View pdf image
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       June Court                                    1741                              104

His Lordship
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Francis Tate
 Somerset ss  Memorandum that at a Session of the peace of his Lordship the right Honrble the Lord
proprietary of the province of Maryland held at dividing Creek in Somerset County the third Tuesday of
march to witt the Seventeenth day of the same month Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty before
his said Lordships Justices the peace in the County af.d to keep Assigned by the Oath of twelve Jurors being presented that
Francis Tate late of Stepney parish in the said County of Somerset planter the twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and forty with force and arms at the parish af.d in the County af.d the Cabin of a Certain Indian Runguts
then and there did break and Enter and five undresed deer skins of the value of five hundred pounds of tobacco of the goods and
Chattles of the said Indian Runguts then and there found then and there feloniously did steal take and bear away Contrary to
the peace of the said Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and Government and against the form of the act of assembly
in such Case lately made & provided &c

                                                          Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should
Take the said Francis Tate if he should be found in his bailywick and him should safe Keep so that he might have his
body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of
June then next following to answer unto his said Lordship of the Indictment aforesaid &a

                And now to witt the sixteenth day of June Ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and forty One at a Court
then held at dividing Creek in and for the County aforesaid before the Justices thereof Came the aforesaid Francis Tate
in Custody of the Sheriffe of the County aforesaid in whose Custody before that time for the Cause aforesaid was Committed and
to the barr now here Ledd in his proper person and being Instantly asked how he of the felony aforesaid as by the
Indictment aforesaid above upon him Imposed will thereof acquitt himselfe says that he is in noe sort thereof
Guilty and hereupon of good and Evill he puts himselfe upon the Country            Therefore it is Commanded the
Sheriffe of the County aforesaid that Immediately he should Cause to before his Lordship Justices here at dividing Creek twelve
&a and by whom &a who neither &a to recognize &a and the Jurors of that Same Jury by John Handy Gentleman Sheriffe
of the County aforesaid to this Impannelled to witt Edmond Hough Joshua Caldwell John Dennis J.r Joseph Miller
Mitchell Jones Huett Nutter John Evans John Shiles Solomon Long Robert Mitchell Daniel Jones and W.m
Brown being Called Came who to say the truth of the premisses afd being Elected tryed and Sworn upon their Oath say that
the aforesaid Francis Tate is not Guilty of the felony aforesaid in the Indictment aforesaid above specified in manner &
form as the aforesaid Francis Tate for himself above by pleading alledged

                 Whereupon all and Singular the premisses being seen and by the Court here fully understood  It is Considered
by the Court here that the aforesaid Francis Tate be quiet and goe thereof without day  Also it is Considered by the
Court here that the said Francis Tate give Security for the payment of all fee or fees ^due^ by means of the premisses and
Indictment afd to any person or persons whatsoever but for want thereof the said Francis Tate is Committed into the
Custody of the sheriffe of the County afd thereto remaine the said Sheriffe to witt John Handy Gent being present took Charge
of the said Francis Tate accordingly &c


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