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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 162   View pdf image (33K)
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162                                        Nov.r Court 1730

Jurisdicon of this Court in and upon a Certain John Griffith In the peace of God &
of the Said Lord prop.ry then and there being with force and arms an assault did
make and him the Said John then and there did beat wound and evilly treat
So that of his life it was much dispaired and other harms to him then and
there did to the great damage of the Said John and against the peace of the
Said Lord prop.ry That now is his good rule & dignity &c.a
Test John Griffith                                            T ffrancis Cler. pac.
    The Same Endorsed as folls viz.t A True Bill pine Roger Hicks foreman

    And the afd Samuel came and in his prop.r pson appeared to the
afd Indictment        And also in his proper person comes & Saith
that he Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against him brought nor
but that he is guilty of the assault above upon him alledged as by
the afd Indictment is Sett forth And thereupon Submits to the Court
Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit Att the Court
House in the Town of Chest.r in Said County on the third tuesday in Nov.r
being the Seventeenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred
and thirty  That the afd Samuel Clarke be find two hundred pounds
of Tobacco for his offence afd as afd Confest to the use of his Lordships &c.a
and also pay the Sume of three hundred Sixty three pounds of Tob.o Costs
accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court

    Ordered by the Court here That Joseph Young Gent Sherf of Kent
County keep the afd Samuel Clarke in Safe Custody untill the fine
& fees afd shall be Satisfied
                                                                        Jam.s Smith Clk

    The afd Samuel being Ordered to give Security for his app.rc
at Some time aft.r during this Court Setting The Same in his prop.r pson
appeared.  And acknowledged himselfe Indebted to The Right Honour.ble
The Lord prop.ry in the Sum of tenn pounds Sterl to be Leveyd on his body
Goods & Chattles Lands & Tenem.ts Conditionally That if he Should not app.r
at any time hereafter during this Courts Setting to Answ.r unto which
Should be objected against him on his Lordships behalfe in vexation to
the afd Indictm.t of assault & also that he was to be of good behav.r
and that in the mean time &c.a  And therewith he acknowledged himselfe
Content  And now here at this Court afterwards came the afd Sam.l in
his pper p.rson and app.rd and prayd he might from the afd Recogniz.c
be disch.d  Ordered by the Court here That the Same Recognizance be
disch.d as prayd  The afd Samuel Recognizance in the Sum of ten
pounds Sterl for his app.rc as afd is by This Court here disch.d &c.a


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