NORTH CAROLINA SS. At a Gen" Court of Oyer & Terminer held & Continued for the s Province at the General Court House at Queen Ann's Creek in Chowan Precinct the 1st day of November 1720 Cont to the 3d Present ffredrick Jones Esq' Ch. Justice Jn° Blount Jn° Worley & Robert West Esq The Court being opend adjournd till to-morrow morning eight a clock Nic Crisp fforeman Tho Rountree Tho Luten, ffra Branch Wm Stewart, Hen: Bonner, Tho' Matthews, Wm Charleton, Lau Sarson, Nic Hunter, Hen" Clayton, Sam" Pagett, Jam Peek, Jam" ffarlow, Tho' Yates, Geo Turnedge. Adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 a clock Thursday Nov 3d. The Court mett according to adjournm. Pres* as above The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oath do present that Thomas Stoneeham of the Precinct of Chowan in the Province afsd Planter did on or about the 1st day of Apr 1720 at Chowan afs by force & Armes violently threaten kick and otherwise abuse one Richard Washington then & there a Constable in the Execution of his Office & other Inormitys to him the sa Richard Washington did then and there do with like force & Armes agst the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King his Crown & Dignity & Billa Vera NIC CRISP fforeman The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King on their oaths do Present That Wm Braswell of the Precinct of Chowan in the Province afs Planter did on or about the 1st day of Aprill 1720 at Chowan afs by force & Armes kick & otherwise abuse one Richard Washington y" & there a Constable in the Execution of his office & other Inormitys to him the s Richard Washington did then and there do with like force and Armes agst the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King his Crown Dignity &° Billa Vera NIC CRISP foreman The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King on their oaths do present that Caleb Stephins of Chowan Precinct Planter on the 29th day of ffeb at Chowan afs did by force & armes & one pair of boxes or knaves to the Value of fforty Shillings Clandestinely or ffeloniously belonging to one Archabald Campbell of the same Precinct Planter take & bear away contrary to a statute in yt case made & provided & agst the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King yt now is his Crown & Dignity & Billa Vera Nic Crisp fforeman The Grand Jury are Discharged & another Impannell'd & Sworn Wm Charleton fforeman Tho Rountree Tho Luten Wm Stewart ffra Branch H Bonner Thos Matthews Laus Sarson Nic Hunter H: Clayton Sam" Pagett J Peek J ffarlow Tho Yates Geo: Turnedge W Bonner The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King on their Oaths do present that Cush als Quashey a Negro Man Slave belonging to Paul Palmer of the Precinct of Pequimons on the 3a of Ap 1720 did feloniously seduce take carry & convey by force & Armes & from the Plantation of Nic Crisp of the Precinct of Chowan Gent. a negro man Slave named Sambo together with one new Rugg to the value of twenty five shillings one coat one shirt one pair of New Lether Breeches one pair of Stockings one pair of New shoes & one hatt value one pound twelve shillings & six pence the proper estate & goods of the s Nic Crisp & yt the sd Cush als Quashey so having seduced & taken the sd Negro Sambo & all the afs goods him and them did carry & convey to the Plantation & Dwelling house of the sa Paul Palmer at Pequimans afsa & then & there the said Negro Sambo and all the sd goods did deliver to the sd Paul Palmer & Joanna his wife who not being ignorant yt the sa Negro Sambo & all the s Goods were by the s Negro Cush als Quashey feloniously taken & carryed away from the sd Crisps Plantation did then at the sa Paul Palmers Plantation & Dwelling house receive & take the s Negro Sambo & all the s Goods from him the s Cush als Quashey & keep the same contrary to the Laws in such cases made & Provided & agst the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King his Crown & Dignity &© Billa Vera Nemine Contradi Wm CHARLETON fforeman The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King do present upon their Oaths That on the 2d day of Apr" 1720 at the Precinct of Pequimans in the County of Albemarle in this Province of North Carolina Paul Palmer of the sd Precinct did instigate order and comand a negro Slave belonging to him the s Palmer nam'd Cush als Quashey to go with two horses to the Plantation of Nic Crisp in the Precinct of Chowan in the sd County of Albemarle & by force & arms &c to take bring & from thence convey carry away a negro man nam'd Sambo with his Cloaths & bedding, which sd Negro Sambo, cloaths & bedding are the proper estate of the sa Nic Crisp, And yt on yo 3d day of April afsa in ye year & afsd the sd Negro Cush als Quashey at the Instigation & by the order & comand of the sd Paul Palmer did go to the Plantation & Quartor of the Nic Crisp & did then & there seduce, & feloniously carry & convey from thence to the s Paul Palmers House in Pequimans afs the s negro man named Sambo & also one New Rugg value twenty five shillings one coat one shirt one pair of new Leather Breeches one pair of Stockins one pair of new shoes & one hatt value one pound twelve shillings and six pence by reason of which seducing the sd Negro Sambo & the taking conveying & carrying of him & the sd Rugg Coat shirt Breeches Stockings shoes & Hatt by the s Negro Cush als Quashey by the sd instigation order and comand of the s Paul Palmer he the sd Nic Crisp a true & faithfull Servt of our Sovereign Lord the King is much damaged in Contempt of our Sovereign Lord the King to the great terror of many of the Kings Subjects & agst the Peace &c Billa Vera Nemine Contradic Wm CHARLETON foreman. The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King Present upon their oaths That the Honble ffred Jones Esq' of the County of Albemarle Ch. Justice of this Province ye 14th day of Apr 1720 to keep the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King in the s Province & also to hear and determine ffelonys Trespasses & other evil crimes in the s Province the sd 14th day of Apr" in the year afsd a certain warrant or Precept to one Charles Wilkins Planter y" Constable made directed & Deliverd & by his s warrant Commanded him the s Charles Wilkins to make diligent search for the body of one Cush als Quashey a negro man belongs to one Paul Palmer of Pequimans Precinct & him the sa Cush als Quashey to attach and to bring before him the s ffred Jones Esq' to be Examined for seducing & feloniously taking & carrying away a negro slave namd Sambo together with one New Rugg value twenty five shillings one coat one shirt one pair of New Leather Breeches one pair of stockings one pair of new shoes & one hatt of the value of one pound twelve shillings & six pence all the proper estate of one Nic Crisp of Chowan Precinct Gent & also to bring the s negro Sambo & the s Goods before him the sd ffred Jones Esq' which sa Cha Wilkins Constable afterwards (to witt) the 18th day of Ap" in the year afs at Pequimans afsd by Vertue of the afs Warrant to him directed & Deliverd the s Cush als Quashey with the sd Warrant did take and attach and him the s Cush als Quashey for the cause afs in his custody then & there had kept and also yt he the s Cha Wilkins Constable the 23d day of Apr" in the year afs by vertue of the afs Warrant with the sd Warrant did take & attach the above namd negro Sambo & him had in his custody Nevertheless Johanna Palmer wife of the s P. Palmer then & there well knowing the s negro Sambo to be arrested and attached by the s Charles Wilkins Constable with the sa Warrant by force & armes & the afsa 23a day of Apr" in the year afs at Pequimans Precinct afs the s Negro Sambo out of the Custody of the sa Charles Wilkins Constable agst his will then & there feloniously took & rescued & him the sd Negro Sambo then & there at large to run & go away did permitt in great contempt of our sd Sovereign Lord the King & in evil & pernitious example to others in the like case and also contrary to the Peace of our s Sovereign Lord the King & Billa Vera Nemine Contrad Wm CHARLETON fforeman. Orderd that if Wm Charleton, Hen" Lysle, Jn° Winston, Patr* Eggerton, ChristopTM Butler & Jam3 ffarlow do pay unto Jn° Blount Esq' the fine appointed by law being presented by the Grand Jury for swearing & they shall be hereby discharged. Orderd that if Wm ffryley Sam' Monlier do pay unto John Worley Esq the fine appointed by Law being presented by the Grand Jury for swearing &c they shall be hereby discharged Orderd that if Martin Cromen do pay unto Robt. West Esq' the fine appointed by Law being presented by the Grand Jury for swearing four oaths he shall be hereby discharged Ordered that if Eman" Low, Henry Pendleton & Benj. West do pay unto John Palin Esq' the fine appointed by Law being presented by the Grand Jury for breaking the Sabbath they shall be hereby discharged Orderd that if Wm Smith, Jn° Relf, & Edwd ffaircloth do pay unto Jn° Palin Esq' the fine appointed by Law being presented by the Grand Jury for not keeping the Roads in Repair in the severall Districts they shall be hereby discharged Charles Wilks being calld to answer a Presentmt of the Grand Jury for living in open Adultery faild to appear Upon motion of the Attorney Gen" Orderd yt a Distringass do issue agst the next Court Mary Brinn being called to answer a Presentm of the Grand Jury for cohabitting with Cha Wilks faild to appear. Upon motion of the Attorney Gen" Orderd that a Distringas do issue agst the next Court Abraham Spivey being calld' to answer a Presentm1 of the Grand Jury for Hoggstealing faild to appear. Upon motion of the Attorney Gen" Orderd that a Distringas do issue agst the next Court. Abraham Spivey being calld to answer a Presentm* of the Grand Jury for breaking ye Sabbath faild to appear. Upon motion of the Attorney Gen" Ord a Distringas do issue agst the next Court Thomas Spivey, Benj" Spivey, and Jacob Spivey being bound by Recog. to appear at y Court to answer a Presentm of ye Grand Jury for Hoggstealing appeard. Upon motion of the Attorney Gen" Orderd that they appear here the 3d day of the next Gen" Court upon the same Recognizance to answer the sd Presentm Spivey being bound by RecogUpon motion of the Attorney day of the next Gen" Court Thomas Spivey, Benj" Spivey, and Jac nizance to appear at this Court appeard. Gen" Orderd that they appear here the 3 upon the same Recognizance to answer the sd Presentmt. Jeremiah Vail being calld to answer a Presentm of ye Grand Jury for abusing Jno Blount Esq' one of the Justices of ys Court faild to appear, And the Marshall having faild to take him into Custody according to the order of Last Court, Orderd that he be now taken and be in Custody of the Marshall till he enter into Recognizance to appear here the 3a day of the next Gen" Court to answer the s Presentmt And be of his good behaviour in the mean time. Jam ffleming being calld to answer a Presentm1 of the Grand Jury for abusing Tho Rountree Esq' a Justice of the Peace for Chowan Precinct faild to appear, And the Court being satisfied of his Incapability to attend this Court by reason of sickness. Orderd that the same be continued till the 3d day of the next Gen" Court. The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King Present yt on the 13th day of March 1718 being Sunday at Chowan Precinct in y Province one John Hassell of the sd Precinct having not the fear of God before his eyes but by Instigation of the Devil & agst the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King divers & Sundry prophane & irreverent words & speeches to the Dishonour of God Almighty himself and his Attributes and against the holy writt Profession and Religion now allowed & profest by authority in his now Majty of Great Brittain's Dominions & subverting of all the faithfull an true believers & professors of the Protestant church & Religion now by Law Established & Confirmd did utter, speak forth & give out Viz That he was never beholden to God Almighty for a blew. shirt for that he never had anything from him but what he worked for) and further being asked by one Ra Batchelor, how he liked the sermon he had heard yt day (He answered what good did it do him if he thought (He meaning the man who preacht) had come to save his soul out of hell he would goe a hundred mile to destroy him. |