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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 j^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 Can- 

 nady, and that the said Morris stand committed to the custody of the 

 sheriff of this county, until he make satisfaction for the sums aforesaid 

 by the court in manner aforesaid adjudged, and moreover shall be ])ub- 



licly 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 fine to the Ilonorable, the 

 Governor of this Province, and to discharge the costs of prosecution 

 against him, and humbly praying the relief of this Court in the premises ; 

 it is therefore ordered j9e?' curiam^ that the said Morris be sold by the said 

 sheriff of this county, to the highest bidder for any term not exceeding 

 six years, and that the money thence arising be applied for or towards 

 payment of the fine and costs aforesaid ; and that the sheriff make return 

 of his doings herein to next court. 



1730, November 3. — At a court held at Lancaster— Robert Barber, 

 late sheriff of the county, reports to the Court, that pursuant to a former 

 order he had sold Morris Cannady for the time limited by said order to 

 one John Lawrence, of Peshtank, for sixteen pounds, of which sum he 

 had only received the value of fourteen pounds, five shillings, and the 

 said John being insolvent, the remainder could not be had; he therefore 

 prays this court would order the Costs of suit and other charges against 

 the said Cannady to be settled and the state thereof represented to the 

 Governor, that the said sherift' may be no further liable than he hath 

 effects to answer. 



Ordered, i^er cicriam, that Tobias Hendricks and Andrew Galbraith, 

 Esqrs., settle the said accounts and certify their proceedings to the Gov- 

 ernor in behalf of the said sheriff, according to his prayer. 



Petition presented to Court by the subscribers, "praying that they 

 may be recommended to the Governor as suitable persons to trade with 

 the Indians," was allowed 7)1?/' curiam. 



James Pattjson, Edmond Cartledge, Peter Chartiere, John Lawrence, 

 Jonas Davenport, Oliver AVallis, Patrick Boyd, Lazarus Lowry, William 

 Dunlap, William Beswick, John Wilkins, Thomas Perrin, John Harris. 



At the same session petitions were presented to the Court praying to 

 be recommended to the Governor as proper persons to keep public houses 

 of entertainment, which were severally granted per curicnn, in favor 

 of John Postlewhait, John Miller, Jacob Funk, Christian Stoueman, 



