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Their Maties .                                    The Said Eliz:Larrance dft. being at y^e Barr upon tryall for
        Contra                                         }          the aforesd fact (viz)  for  having a Basterd Child, She the
Eliz. Larrance                                    Said Elizabeth Confessed the fault wholy referring her Self
~     ~      ~       ~                                  to the wor^ll. Court.  The Court Orders sd Eliz. to pay twenty dayes
worke diet & tools towards the mending Colemans Bridge.  Whereupon Came George Banum
& did acknowledge in Open Court to pay the sd twenty dayes &ca. and Court Charges.
Ordered that John:Goddin doe See the sd worke p^rformed //
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     Henry Sassnett & Sam^ll. Worthington Sworn in Court & Sent up to Grand Jury agt Cap^t. Piper
 
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Courts Adjourned for a 3 of an hour
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The Courts again Calld.    Com^rs: Present .
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Com^rs p^rsent     m^r ffrancis. Jenckins.  Cap^t. Jn^o:Winder. m^r James:Dashiel. m^r James:
in Court were}   Round. m^r Samuel:Hopkins. Cap^t. Jn^o. King. m^r Stephen: Horsey.
 
  Their Maties                                    Somerset County the Grand Jury for the body of this
Contra                         }          County upon their Oaths doe p^rsent Jone:Needham for
 Jone: Needham                                 that the Said Jone, hath wickedly shamefully & Sinfully
~   ~   ~   ~   ~    ~                                Comitted ffornication & born a Basterd Child. to y^e dishono^r
of God, the evill Example of others, agt their Maties Peace & agt the form of an act of
Assembly in that Case made & provided. the Clerke of presentments prayes judgm^t on the
Said Act by the Said act is provided.  Dent Clk of p^rsentm^ts.____________________
 
Indictm^t being read the Said Jone Confessed the fact & Said John:Poore is the ffather of
her (then) Basterd Child (Ordered)   Poore app^r next Court to answ^r to Maties &ca  Subp: Jone
Ordered Jone Needham pay 20 dayes work (diet & tools) for her fine when p^r Court demanded
Ordered the Sd Jone Serve (then) Said Master m^r Stephen Horsey for One year for her fine and
damages  m^r Stephen Horsey assumes in Court to pay the (agreed) 20:dayes worke when
(Demanded)