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ously taken and carried away fourteen pounds, seven 

 s^iillings, the goods and chattels of Daniel Cookson, was 

 brought to the bar in custody of the sheriff, and being 

 asked how he would hereof acquit himself, pleaded 

 tJiereunto instantly not guilty, and for trial put himself 

 Upon the country, and Joseph Growdon, Jr., Esq., who, 

 for our Sovereign Lord, the King, this behalf prosecutes 

 in like manner; and thereupon a jury being called, im- 

 mediately came in, viz : John Lawrence, Robert Black- 

 shaw, Thomas Gale, John Mitchell, Joseph Burton, 

 Edmund Dougherty, Richard Hough, Joshua Minshall, 

 Richard Carter, Joseph Worke, David Jones, Lawrence 

 Bankson, who the truth of and upon the premises being 

 duly elected, tried, sworn or affirmed upon their oath or 

 affirmation, respectively do say, that the said JNIorris 

 Cannady is guilty of the felony as in manner and for as 

 he stands indicted; and thereupon it is considered by 

 the court that the said Morris Cannady pay to the Go- 

 vernor, for the support of this Government, (the money 

 stolen having before been restored unto the said Daniel 

 Cookson, the right owner thereof) the sum of fourteen 

 pounds, seven shillings, and that he further pay the 

 costs of this prosecution, together with two pounds, 

 eighteen shillings, by the court allowed, the said Daniel 

 Cookson, for his loss of time, charges and disbursements 

 in the apprehending and prosecuting the said Morris 

 Cannady, and that the said Morris stand committed to the 

 custody of the sheriff of this county, until he make 

 satisfaction for the saine aforesaid by the court in manner 

 aforesaid adjudged, and moreover shall be publickly 

 whipped ■■' * * on his bare back with twenty-one 

 stripes well laid on. 



Upon the petition of Morris Cannady, setting forth that 

 he hath no estate or effects whatsoever, to satisfy the 



