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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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                                                   March Court 1733                                                       471

his Recognizance being taken as afd in the Sum of five pounds Sterling is by this Court here discharged
There being no cause Shewn to the Contrary

    Be it Rembred that on the twenty Sixth day of February Anno Dom. One Thousand
Seven hundred and thirty three Came before me One of the Right Honrable the Lord prop.ry
His Justices for Kent County to keep the peace assigned Mary Whitworth wife of Jonathan
Whitworth of Kent County Weaver And Acknowledges her Self indebted to the Right Honrable
the Lord prop.ry in the Sum of five pounds Sterling to be made and Leveyed on her body goods
and Chattles Lands and Tenements to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors
Conditionally That if She the Same Mary Whitworth Shall not make her personal appearance
at the next Court to be held for Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester
in Said County on the third tuesday in March next ensueing Then and there to give her
Evidence on behalf of his Lordship against a Certain Margaret Jones Concerning her
breaking open the House of a Certain Jonathan Witworth and Stealing out of the Same
House diverse goods and Chattles of the Same Jonathan Wherewith the Said Mary
Whitworth Acknowledges herself to be therewith Content  In Testimony whereof
I have Sett my hand and Seal the day and Year afd
                                                                                            Ebenez Blakiston

    And now here at this Court to wit at Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester
in Said County on the third tuesday in March being the Nineteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom.
One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three Came the afd Mary Whitworth and in her proper
person appeared and prayed that Her afd Recognizance mgt be discharged  The Same
Recognizance is by This Court here ordered to be discharged  The afd Mary Whitworth
her Recognizance being taken as afd in the Sum of five pounds Sterling is by this Court
here discharged  There being no cause Shewn to the Contrary

T. f.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Margaret Jones Serv.t
to Cap.t Ebenez.r Blackiston
 His Lordship by Tench Francis his attorney
prays that the afd Margaret ^who being present in Court^ may give good Security
for ^her^ appearance to the next Assizes to be held in and
for the afd Kent County to Answer unto what
Shall be objected against her On Suspicion of
her breaking open a house belonging to Jonathan Witworth of Kent County
Weaver and Stealing Diverse goods and Chattles belonging to the Same Jonathan
The afd Margaret offering no Security Is by this Court ordered into the Custody
of John Gresham Gent Sherrif of the afd County he being present in Court and
that he keep the Same Margaret in Safe Custody untill the next Assizes to
be held for Said County Then and there to Answer unto what Shall be objected
against her for breaking upon the House of the afd Jonathan Whitworth and
Stealing Several goods & Chattles of his &c.a

    Ordered by this Court that Jonathan Witworth he being present in Court enter
into Recognizance for his appearance at next Assizes as prosecutor against the afd
Margaret Jones        Thereupon Jonathan Witworth of Kent County Weaver and
present in Court in his proper person and Acknowledged himself Indebted to the Right
Honrable the Lord proprietarie in the Sum of thirty pounds Sterling to be made and
Leveyed on his Body Goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements to the use of his Said Lordship
his heirs and Successors Conditionally That if the Same Jonathan Witworth do not
make his personal appearance at the next Assize to be held for Kent County afd



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