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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 497   View pdf image (33K)
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                                                    March Court 1733                                                    497

    Thereupon Command Was Given to the Sherriff of Kent County that he immediately Cause
to come here twelve &c.a by whom &c.a who neither &c.a To Recognize &c.a because as well &c.a
of which Said precept the Said Sherrif to wit John Gresham Gentl. now here at this day
to wit the Nineteenth day of March Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty four
makes Return that he hath here ready twelve &c.a As by his precept he was Commanded
and now here afterwards to wit the day and Year last mentioned Came againe the afd the
Lord prop.ry by his attorney afd and the afd Mary Jones in her proper persons and the
Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and called Likewise Came to wit Thomas Smith
Richard Gresham Morgan Hurtt John Carvil Bulman Medford Alexander Brisco
William Woodland John Rogers Henry Spencer John Cooper Thomas Wiat and
Arthur Miller who being duely Elected tryed and Sworn to Say the truth in the premisses
the Same Mary Jones in her proper person appears And the Same Jurors upon their
Oath Do say Mary Jones afd is not guilty as She Stands Indicted and by Thomas
Smith there foreman all Say    Therefore it is Considered by the Justices
here 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  That the afd Mary Jones as to the Indictment afd She go thereof
without day  And it is also Considered by the Justices afd That the Same Mary Jones
pay the Sum of One Thousand One hundred and ten pounds of Tobacco Cost accrueing
on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court

    And now here at this day the Same day and last mentioned Came the afd Lord prop.ry
by his attry afd and prays that the Same Mary Jones may give Security for the fees afd to
the officers of this Court And ^thereupon the Court orders^ that John Gresham Gentl. Sherrif of Kent County keep
the afd Mary in Safe Custody untill the fees afd Shall be Satisfied

T. f.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Mary Jones
 John Cann jun.r James Cann and Mary Bellows wife of Francis
Bellows and Christopher Bateman Sworn to the Grand Jury
against the afd Mary Jones  After which the Grand
Jury Returns the following Indictment to wit


    Kent County fs.t  The Jurors for the Right honourable the Lord prop.ry
that now is for the Body of Kent County afd upon There oath
do present that Mary Jones late of S.t pauls Parish in the County
afd Spinster the tenth Day of December Anno Dom. Seventeen
Hundred and thirty three at the parish afd in the County afd within
the Jurisdiction of this Court with Force and Arms one pair _____
womans Gloves of the value of thirty pounds of Tobacco of the goods and
Chattles of a Certain Francis Bellowes then and there being found then
and there feloniously did steal take and bear away contrary to the peace
of the said Lord Prop.ry that now is his good Rule and Government and against
the form of the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided &c.a
Test John Cann jun.r James Cann Mary the wife of Francis Bellowes    T francis
                                                    Christopher Bateman


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