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       not know of any difference or falling out betwixt them during Liber B.

       that time and this Depont further deposeth, that he never Saw

       the Said Edward Hudson and Dorothy the wife of the Said

       Robert Holt a bed together or any Lewd or incontinent action

       or passage between them:

         The Same Court Continued        Jurat die prdict

         7o Novemb 1651-present as the day before

       Edward Hudson and Dorothy the wife of Robert Holt appre-

       hended by the Sherriff upon a Speciall warrant at the Suit of

       the Said Robert Holt being brought before the Court yesterday

       and to day and charged with divers lewd Incontinent and

       Scandalous actions and practices appearing by the Several

       Depositions of Andrew Watson, Rose Smith, George Dolty

       Humphry Howell Mr John Medcalf, and the Sd Robert Holt

       upon Record and by other Intelligence, And the Sd Edward

       and Dorothy being permitted to make what defence. they could

       touching the Misdemeanors charged against them, It is this

       present day Ordered that in respect of their Scandalous Course

       of life appearing by proof as aforesaid, the Said Edward Hud-

       son Shall be forthwith whip't with thirty lashes and not after

       the first of January next to live in any place within this Prov-

       ince within twenty Miles of St Maries without the Governor's

       licence, and that in Case after the first of January aforesaid he

       be found within the Limitts aforesaid without leave of the

       Governor as aforesd for every Time he Shall be Soc found p. 235

       within the Said Limitts to forfeit to the Lord Propriary 300 l of

       Tobacco and Caskc or bc whip't with thirty lashes. And that

       the Said Dorothy Holt be forthwith whip't with 50 lashes, And

       for prevention of any Mischiefe She may doe to her husband

       She is within one week (upon penalty of being Whipt with

       thirty lashes) to provide herself of Some habitacon within five

       Miles at the least distant from her husband's now Plantacon in

       St Michael's hundred where She may reside for one quarter of

       a year next ensueing if She think fit in regard of her Young

       Children and, Afterwards She is not to live in any place within

       St Maries County without licence from the Governor upon

       penalty for every time She Shall be found within the Said

       County after one quarter of a year (without Such licence) to

       be whipped with 30 lashes, And that if before She have

       removed herself five Miles distant from the plantacon aforesaid,

       She doe or attempt any Injury or Violence to her husband

       upon proof thereof to be entred in the Secretary's Office, She

       is for every time She Shall Soc Offend to be whipped with

       thirty lashes without further Order unless the Offence require

       a greater punishment, And that if at any time hereafter it be

       made appear to the Court that the Said Hudson and She the