( 47 )                          7ber y^e 15^th 1692 .
          Causes
Which foresd Orders  in Court being read. The Court demanded Security of said Crawford
the sd Crawford promised to make his personall appearance y^e next day & Certifie y^e Court whether
he would give Security or no to p^rforme y^e Orders Concerning the Orphants of m^r Jn^o White B
The day following viz upon the 16^th. day of 7ber An^o 1692 the Said Crawford again appeared in Court
but for want of good Security. This Court Comits the sd Crawford into the Sheriffs Custody till he give
Security to Comply with former Order or Orders of Court Concerning Wm: White &ca ________
 
Their. Maties                                     Somerset Sc.  Ths Jurors for their Maties being Sworne
            Contra           }            upon the holy Evangelists at a Grand Jury held for y^e body
Jn^o: Hepworth                                    of this County, doe present & find. That Jn^o. Hepworth of
~     ~      ~     ~      ~                           Annimessex hundred & within the Jurisdiction of this Court
at Annimessex as Said is Sometime in the month of 7ber 1691
Not being Satisfied to have Comitted a grievious & heynious Sinn of formication, but at the
house of the Said Hopworths in y^e abovesd hundred did voluntarily & freely declare & with a
Loud & audible voice proclaime that he the Said John: Hepworth had at divers & Sundry times
used Carnally the body of Sarah: Davis, the wife Of Thomas Davis of the Same place & hundred
of Annimessex, & with her had lyen & that she was a whore & his whore, being plaine & manifest
Open Confession of his Crime, without being either provoked or Compelled thereunto God so Ordering
it, that the Secret Sin, should be made public by the transgressour himself.  Therefore their Maties
Attorney Craves judgm^t may be entered agt the said John: according to Law in that Case made and
provided.                                                                  Ja.  Sangster Clr Ind^tm^ts.  _____
 
Evid Sw agt          The abovesaid Indictm^t. being read, to which the Said John: Hepworth pleaded not guilty
Hepworth C                referring himself to the judgm^t. of this Court; who Orders Said John fined
Jn^o. Rouch Sen^r & }       beeing drunk according to his Owne Confession . _____  Ordered likewise sd John
Ja: Carter                        give good Security for the bahavio^r dureing pleasure  ________________________
 
Whereupon Came the abovesd John: Hepworth with his Two Securities viz Jn^o Roach Senior
& Benjamine Sumors. and the sd Hepworth did p^r Recognizance in Open Court acknowledge
himself to be justly indebted to their Maties King Wm: & Queen Mary of England &ca the just
Sum of tenn pounds Sterling money of England & the sd Roach & Sumers did likewise confess them
Selves indebted as abovesd the Sum of five pounds apiece like money, due to be leavied on their goods
& Chattels lands & Tennements for their Maties Heirs or Successo^rs  &ca. ________________
The Condicon of w^ch Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Jn^o Hepworth be of the good behavio^r and^.
abearance dureing the Courts pleasure to all their Maties Liege people of this Province then y^e Recognizance
to be void & of no effect Otherwayes to be & remaine in full power force & vertue