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(and within) the Jurisdiction of this Court not having any regard to the good Laws & Institutions
in this Province agt the breakers of the Said Laws that they may be brought to Speedy
tryall & according to the demerit of their fact punished hath in Contempt of the Said (laws)
& agt authority upon himself taken to arbitrate, determine & for the wor^ll Court to agree
& Compound with Criminals for their fines & punishm^t. Concealing Some & protecting
others from the Laws. And whereas Susannah.Hazzard the Stepdaughter of the sd Germane
in an^o 1690. Comitted fornication & last Winter was twelve month brought forth a Basterd
Child at the house of the said Germane, and in Order that the said Susannah might evade &
Escape punishment for the Same Ofence, did Convey her out of the County in an unseemly
manner before She had lyon in a forthnight of her month & to this time hath Continued
in Contempt of this Governm^t. abovesd. The said Germane doth most Contemptuously p^rcevere
in these known & manifest abuses in that the Said Germain did at his house  receive on
Elizabeth Ketle  a fugitive from Accamack County in Virginia being with Child of A
Basterd & before that the Said Elizabeth was brought to bed, the sd Germane did upon him
Self presume to Compound, & agree with the Said Elizabeth for her ffine & punishment &
usurping the power authority & Jurisdiction of this Court, did cause her Subscribe to an
Indenture for three years Service assuming upon himself to bear the sd Eliz:harmeless
from all manner of fine or punishm^t. & in pursuance of the Same assumption to agrivate y^e
the matter, did heap abuse upon abuse to the Country & Court, & in March Court 1692 did p^rsent
the Said Elizabeth by Anne his Wife to the grand Jury for Basterdy but before tryal the sd
Germane, Cuningly & Craftily, did Sell & dispose of the Said Elizabeth Ketle & her likewise
did transport from the tryal & punishment of this Court inflicted by Law, out of y^e Jurisdiction
of this Court, first into Virginia & Supposing her not Safe enough there in p^rson did Convey
her into the Territories of Pennsilvania, all which the Said p^rmises, hath been acted & done
Contrary to the Laws in despite of Authority & abuse to the Governm^t. Therefore the (same consid)
that the like accons may not be brought into president, & avoiding of So heinious & (bad)example
to the Inhabitants. Their Maties Attorney, Craves judgment (may be) entered agt the sd Germane
according to Law &ca.     Ja: Sangster Clr Indm^t
 
    The foresd Indictm^t being (read) to which the sd Germane Gillet pleaded not guilty & for tryall
      put himself upon the Court & the wor^ll Court referred the Same to the Jury     Comand
was this day (given) to the Sheriff of this County to bring here twelve good & Lawfull men of his
Balywick that the matter in hand might be the better understood. a List or pannell whereof
was (forth) returned as followeth (viz) James:Custis  Alexander:Thomas Lawrence  Gary