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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 240   View pdf image (33K)
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240                                November Court 1731

Jones of K.t Coty planter Acknowledged himself Indebted unto the Right
Hon.ble the Lord prop.ry of Maryland his heirs & Successors Ten pounds
Starling to be Levey'd on his Body goods & Chattles Lands &c.a Conditionally
if the afd Griffeth Jones doth not make his personall appearance
before the Justices of his Lopps Court to be held at Chester Town in Kent County
the third tuesday in Nov.r next then and there to prosecute in behalf of his
Lopp a Certain William Body of Sd County for beating & abuseing of him
the Said Griffeth Jones &c.a Then this recognizance to be void otherwise to
remain in full force Taken before me one of the Right Hon.ble the Lord
prop.rys Justices for Kent County                            Henry Evans

    And now at this Court to wit the third tuesday in November being the Sixteenth
day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one Came
the afd Griffith Jones and in his proper person appeared and prayd the
afd Recognizance might be disch.d  Ordered by the Court here that the Same
Recognizance be disch.d  Thereupon the Same Recognizance is by this
Court here disch.d

    Griffith Jones Sworn to the Grand Jury and James Brown attested

    Thereupon the Grand Jury returns a bill of Indictment of assault against
Same &c.a  And the Same being called appears and by the Court is
Committed into the Custody of the Sherf of Kent County untill he Shall give
Security for his appearance to next Court  Thereupon Comes into Court
Nehemiah Powell and John Body both of Kent County planters and Acknowledged
themselves indebted to the Right Hon.ble the Lord prop.ry in the Sum of tenn
pounds Sterling Each to be paid to his Said Lord Ship his heirs and
Successors to be made and leveyed on their Goods and Chattles Lands and
Tenements Conditionally that if the afd William Body Shall not make his
personall appearance at the next Court to be held at our Court House in
the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in March next
to Answer unto what Shall be objected against him on his Lord Ships
behalf on account of Indictment against him for assaulting the afd
Griffith Jones and in the mean time the Same William is to be of Good
behav.r wherewith they Acknowledge themselves Content

T. f.
 His Lordship
      ag.t
Eliz.a Carr
 The Grand Jury returnd a presentment against Same for Committing
fornication which was afterwards drawn into a bill of
Indictm.t and Sign a true bill p Sam.l Wickes foreman
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