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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 190   View pdf image
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body of her the same Eliz.a to the high displeasure of almighty God to the Evill Example of all others
in such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the said Lord Proprietary that now is his good rule and Government
and against the form of the act of assembly in such Case made and provided &a
Test Thomas Walker
                                  On the Backside of the Foregoing Bill of Indictment it was thus Endorsed viz.t
Billa vera Edmond Hough foreman                                    Thereupon Command was given to the sher of
Somerset County that he Should take the said Eliz.a Hickman if &.a to answer &.a and afterwards to witt
Fifteenth day of June anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty six before the Justices of
His Lordships County Court of Somerset now here held at dividing Creek in and for the Same County
Came the said Eliz.a Hickman in her proper person and had a hearing of the Indictment afd and
being Instantly demanded how she would acquitt her selfe of the premisses afd as by the Indictment
afd is above upon her Imposed saith that of the premisses afd by the Indictment above upon her
Imposed she is guilty thereof and is willing to pay her fine for the fact afd & makes oath that a Certain
John Camron is the father & Begetter of the Child she stands Indicted for
    Whereupon all and singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood  It is thereupon
    Considered by the Court here that the Said Eliz.a Hickman pay unto his Lordship the Right honrble
    the Lord propry for her fine by the Court hereupon her Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses
    afd whereof in form afd she is Convict thirty shillings Currt money of maryland for the use of the County
    afd and that the said Eliz.a Hickman be taken to Satisfie his said Lordship of the fine afd whereupon the
    said Eliza Hickman is order to give Security for the Severall Officers Fees due by Occasion of the premisses
    afd thereupon a Certain William Stoughton of Somerset County Gent present herein Court undertook for
    the said Eliz.a Hickman for to pay the Severall Officers Fees due as afd upon the Indictmt afd &a


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Sarah Gloster
 Somerset County ss.t  The Jurors for the right honourable the Lord proprietary that
now is for the body of Somerset County af.d upon their oath do present ^that^ Sarah Gloster
late of stepney parish in the County af.d Spinster the last day of February in the
year of our Lord God seventeen hundred thirty and five at the parish af.d in the County
af.d within the Jur of this Court did commit fornication with a Certain person to the Jurors af.d
unknown and did permit the same unknown person then and there to have carnal knowledge of
her body and to beget then and there a bastard Child on the body of her the same sarah to the high
displeasure of almighty God to the evil example of all others in such case offending Contrary
to the peace of the said lord proprietary that now is his Good rule and Goverment and against
the form of the act of assembly in such cas made and provided &.c
    Test William Moore
                                        On the Backside of the foregoing Bill of Indictment it was Endorsed as Followeth
    vizt  Billa Vera Edmond Hough Foreman
                                                                                           thereupon Command was given to the sheriff
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