indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King in the sum of one thousand pounds each to be levyed upon their Lands and Tenements goods and Chattells with condition

That if the s Henry Clayton do personally appear here the third day of the next Court and answer to the Indictment found by the Grand Jury against him & others and not depart the Court until discharged therefrom, and in the meantime he be of his good behaviour then this Recognizance to be void else to remain in full force and vertue

Thomas Luten Jun' and Cap Henry Bonner acknowledge themselves to be indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King in the sum of one thousand Pounds each currat money to be levyed upon their lands and tenements goods and Chattells with condition

That if the s Thomas Luten Jun' do personally appear here the third day of the next Court & Answer to the indictment found by the Grand Jury against him & others and not depart the Court untill discharged therefrom and in the mean time he be of his good behaviour then this Recognizance to be void else to remain in full force and vertue.

Thomas Boyd being bound to appear at this Court by recognizance made his appearance & nothing appearing against him Orderd that he be Dismist.

The Grand Jury presents John Hassell for living in Adultery many years they likewise present the sa Hassell for Blasphemous words & discourses at several times

Charles Wilks for living in open Adultery

Mary Brinn for keeping Company with Charles Wilks and causing his wife to leave him by threatning speeches

John Wyer for taking away the wife of Thomas Portis & keeping Company with her.

W Branch retailing liquor without licence and selling Liquor and Victuals contrary to the Law of this Province

And also Jn White Sen' selling Liquor without a Licence. Orderd' that Venires do issue out agst John Hassell Charles Wilks Mary Brinn John Wyer, Wm Branch & John White Sen' to cause them to appear here the third day of the next Court to answer the presentm of the Grand Jury and that the Attorney Gen" have copys of the Pre

sentmts

The Court having asked the Grand Jury if they had any farther presentments to offer and they answering No. Ordered that they be discharged

Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 a clock

Augst the 1st The Court mett according to adjournment Present as before Read the orders of the Court and adjourned to the Court in Course

NORTH CAROLINA SS

Att a Gen" Court held for the sd province at the Court House at Queen Ann's Creek in Chowan Precinct the 29th Octob" 1719 & Continued to the 3 day of Novem' following

Present ffredrick Jones Esq' Chief Justice

Tho' Ashley, Sam" Phelps, John Williams Lew Davis Tho Ball, Mich" King, Martin Gardner Jam Rutland Griffeth Jones, Wm Willson Lan. Magne Jam Bell Edwd James Edward Moore Johna Evans John ffalcenar

Coll" Edward Moseley being bound by Recognizance to appear at this Court to answer an Indictment found agst him by the Grand Jury last Court made his appearance Maurice Moore being bound by Recognizance to appear at this Court to answer an Indictm* found agst him by the Grand Jury last Court made his appearance Tho Luten Jun' being bound by Recognizance to appear at this Court to answer an Indictm found agst him by the Grand Jury last Court made his appearance. Coll" Edward Moseley being bound by Recognizance to appear at this Court to answer an Indictment found agst him and others by the Grand Jury last Court made his appearance.

Henry Clayton being bound by Recognizance to appear at this Court to answer an Indictm* found agst him & others by the Grand Jury last Court made his appearance

Which Indictm being read Henry Clayton & Tho' Luten Jun' severally pleaded not guilty

Ordered that Coll" Edward Moseley appear at this Court tomorrow morning 10 a clock upon his Recognizance

Ordered that Coll" Edwd Moseley, Maurice Moore Thos Luten JunTM & Henry Clayton appear at this Court tomorrow morning Ten a clock upon their afs severall Recognizances

The Grand Jury presents Tho Spivy Abra: Spivy Benj: Spivy and Jacob Spivy for Hogg stealing by the Information of Nich° Hunter Robt Chappell & Mary Chappell Evidences.

The Grand Jury presents Abram Spivy for mismarking of Hoggs by the information of Nich° Hunter Rich Bond Wm Ashley & Jos. Ashley witnesses

The Grand Jury presents Tho Spivy, Abram Spivy Benj" Spivy & Jacob Spivy for breaking the Sabbath informd' by the oath of Mary Chappell

The Grand Jury presents Jam Boulton cohabitting with and seducing Mary Jennings the wife of Wm Jennings Sent from her husband by the Information of John Bell

The Grand Jury presents Henry Pendleton for breaking the Sabbath by the Information of John Bell

The Grand Jury presents Em' Low for breaking the Sabbath with three of his Negros with him by the information of James Bell

The Grand Jury presents John Relf & Edwd ffaircloth Overseers of the road for not keeping the roads in repair according to Law by the information of Jo. Cooper.

The Grand Jury presents Benj" West for breaking the Sabbath by his negro working on the Sabbath by the Information of Jam Bell.

Ordered that venires do issue out agst Tho Spivy Abram Spivy Benj. Spivy. Jac Spivy Jam Boulton Henry Pendleton, Em" Low. John Relf Edw ffaircloth & Benj" West to cause them to appear the third day of the next General Court to answer the presentm of the Grand Jury. And that the Attorney Gen" have Copys of ye Presentm

ts

The Court haveing ask'd the Grand Jury if they had any farther Presentmts to offer and they answering No. Orderd that they be discharged. Adjourned till to-morrow morning ten a clock

ffriday 8ber 30th 1719 The Court mett according to adjournment. Present as before. Read the orders of the Court

Dan" Richardson Esq' Attorney General comes to present an Indictm* found by the Grand Jury last Court agst Coll" Edward Moseley in these words to witt The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oaths do present that the seven & twentieth day of December 1718 Edward Moseley of Chowan Precinct of the County of Albemarle of the Province afs Esq &e as by the s Indictm* here upon record doth appear to which he then pleaded, which said plea being lost or embezled cannot

be had but the Court being assured the s Plea is not Guilty saving to himself all lawfull advantages & putting himself upon the Country for Tryall and which s plea was Joyn'd by the Attorney Generall afs to which he the sa Moseley was this day call'd and appear'd according to Order yesterday and mov'd the Courts opinion whether he was regularly here in Court this day to which the Courts opinion is that he the sa Moseley is Regularly here in Court this day. Whereupon the s Edward Moseley desires the Court to Consider whether the Entry made this day of the plea to this Indictmt is the same plea as he delivered in writing the last Court according to their order and which was Joyn'd & subscribed by the Attorney Generall for the sa Edward Moseley saith It contain❜d more than a Bare. Not Guilty for it contained a Protestation and saving to himself all advantages of exception to the whole Proceedings on this Case and desires the s plea may be referred to which being impossible It is the Resolve and opinion of this Court that the prosecution of his Majs suit ought not to fall for want of the plea putt into the last Generall Court by the said Moseley which hath either been lost or Imbezled by the Clark but as the Court is well satisfyed that the Plea was Generall Issue Not Guilty saving to the s Moseley all lawful advantages they ought to proceed on his tryall. Whereupon it was Comanded the Marshall that he cause to come twelve & by whom & who neither & And there came (viz) Mr Jam' Castellaw Edwa Carter, Tho Blitchendon Lewis Skinner, John Jennet Robert Patterson, George Turnage. Mos Hill Jn° Bentley, Thos Elliot Richard Willson Edward Wingate who being sworn say. We of the Jury find Edward Moseley Guilty of speaking the words contain'd in the Indictm* according to the evidences and if the Law be for our Sovereign Lord the King then we find him the sd Edward Moseley Guilty, but if the Law be for the s Moseley then we find him not Guilty.

Whereupon the Councell for our sd Lord the King moved the Court to assign a time when the matter of Law shall be argued and this Court has appointed time now being Satturday the 31 of this Inst Ten a clock And upon motion of the Attorney Generall Order'd that the said Edward Moseley be Continued upon the same Recognizance by which he stood bound in the above Suit for Scandalous words &c till tomorrow being satturday the 31 of this Inst Ten a Clock

Coll" Edward Moseley being call'd to answer the Indictment found ags him & others &e made his appearance according to the order Yesterday of this Court Order'd that he be continued upon the same Recognizance till tomorrow 10 of the Clock being the 31st of this Instant

Co" Maurice Moore being call'd upon his Recognizance continued by Order of this Court to this day made his appearance. Order'd that he be Continued upon the same Recognizance till tomorrow morning 10 of the clock being the 31st of this Inst

Thomas Luten Jun' being call'd upon his Recognizance continued by order of this Court to this day made his appearance. Order'd that he be continued upon the same Recognizance till tomorrow 10 of the clock being the 31st of Instant.

Henry Clayton Gent. being called upon his Recognizance continued by order of this Court to this day made his appearance Order'd that he be continued upon the same Recognizance till tomorrow 10 of the clock being the 31st of this Instant.

And then the Court adjourned till Satturday ten a clock.

SATTURDAY 8ber 31 1719

The Court mett according to adjourm* Present as before Read the Orders of the Court

Upon Mr Edward Moseley's troubling the Court with severall unnecessary motions. It is resolved by the Court that they will not stuff the Record with his motions, but that he shall have full Liberty to Plead everything that is pertinent to his Tryall.

And now here at this day came the Council for our Sovereign Lord the King &c and Edward Moseley Defend' according to the time assigned by the Court for Argueing the matter of Law in the suit depending between the Pl & Deft afs and the same being fully argued and Debated on both sides, the Court adjourned for half an hour to consider thereon. The Court mett according to adjournment.

And this Court having advised with themselves and well and Duely considered the arguements on both sides and the Verdict of the Jury last might do find & adjudge the Law is for our Sovereign Lord the King Pl The Attorney Gen" moved for Sentence

And thereupon the Court take time untill munday morning next ten of the clock to consider of the sentence

And upon motion of the Attorney Gen" Orderd that the sd Edward Moseley be continued upon the same recognizance by which he stood bound in the above suit for scandalous words &c. till munday morning ten of the clock

Coll" Edward Moseley being calld to answer the Indictm' found agt him and others &c made his appearance according to the order yesterday of this Court.