History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . rges, andto remain in the Sheriffs custodie till satisfaction bemade. Sentenced to be burnt Alive.— 1729, At aspecial Court (By virtue of an Act of y GenerallAssembly of New Jersey, intitled an Act for Regu-lating of Slaves), held at Perth Amboy y tenth dayof Januari, In y third year of his Majesties Reign,Anno Doni. 1729, before three of His Majesties Jus-tices of y° Peace for y County of Middlesex. Inconjunction with five principall Freeholders of ysaid County: In order to try
History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . rges, andto remain in the Sheriffs custodie till satisfaction bemade. Sentenced to be burnt Alive.— 1729, At aspecial Court (By virtue of an Act of y GenerallAssembly of New Jersey, intitled an Act for Regu-lating of Slaves), held at Perth Amboy y tenth dayof Januari, In y third year of his Majesties Reign,Anno Doni. 1729, before three of His Majesties Jus-tices of y° Peace for y County of Middlesex. Inconjunction with five principall Freeholders of ysaid County: In order to try An Negro Man namedPrince for murdering of one William Cook, A Whiteman. Present The Indictment Against the said Negroman beingRead to him, he pleaded not guilty of y Murder hewas charged with ; but It Appearing to y° Court bysundry Evidences and other substantial proofTs thathe was guilty of y* said Murder, The Court foundhim Guilty thereof, And pronounced sentence Againsthim, which was that he shoulde be burnt Alive, ony twelfth of this , which sentence wa-s accord-ingly then put in PILLORY AND STOCKS. Punishment of the Stocks, 1684.— At the sameCourt (held at Woodbridge, Sept. l(i, 1684) complaintbeing made by John Pike, Jr., against William Inglefor breach of his Majestys Peace. The complaintbeing Juely proved, the Court ordered that the saidWilliam Ingle shall forthwith be set in the Stocks byy Constable of y Towne of Woodbridge, and thereto remain for thespace of two hours without relief.^ The Whipping - Post, 1683.—March 18, 1683, William Toms, of Woodbridge, Taylor, was Indictedfor assaulting the body of Rebecca Bishop. The said Toms put himself upon the country andis found guilty. The Court sentenced the said toms to be whippedthirty and nine lashes. Ranging the Woods.—This seems to have been aprevalent offense in the early years of the county. It 1 Old minutes of court. 2 ibid. is often chronicled in the old minutes of the in th
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