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Their Maties                                                  Somerset Sc The Jurors for their Maties being Sworn upon
     Contra                                            }          the holy Evangelists at a Grand Jury held for the body of this
Sarah: Russell                                    County in June Court doe present and find that Sarah: Russell
~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~                                 the Widdow of George Russell late of Mattapony hundred deceased
did  about the tenth of June last past goe to bed to One ffr: Williams -
who formerly lived in Mattapony & then & there in Lasivious imbraces, did Continue Shamefully
One whole night.  The said Sarah not being ignorant that the Said Sin was heynious and
Scandalous or anywayes ashamed being found in the manner, and with audacious & impudent
language did reply to the admonishers of her concerning her impudent & lascivious
Carriage both then and at other times, that She Cared not if all the world See her.  Now their
Maties Attorney Comes and Sayes, that the Said Sarah not having the fear of God before her
eyes or regarding the good Laws of this Province agt fornication & Basterd bearing ___
hath dishonoured Allmighty God, broken the Said Laws, given Scandall & evil Example
to their Maties good people of this Province and desires judgm^t may be entered against
her according to Law in that Case made & provided &ca.
Ja: Sangster Clr. Inditm^ts.
     The Indictm^t being read to which the Said Sarah: Pleaded not guilty, referring
   her Self for tryal to the wor^ll. Court. ___ Which Court having heard the following Depos viz
The Deposition of Wm: Potter aged about thirty years. This Deponent Saith that he
hath been of Late in the imploym^t. of the widdow Russell a Considerable time in weeding
her Corne out of the first and Second woods, & all that time of his aboad at the sd Widdows
house nor at any other time, he the Deponent never Saw or knew, other behaviour by the
Said Widdow, but what was Civil and honest, this the Deponent Saith and no further nor
other Can he Say relating to the Said Widdows life & Conversation without apparent wrong
to her Self & himself. In Wittness whereof he hath hereunto put his hand
Memorandum that this day being the 30^th: day of July                              William: Potter
1692. Came p^rsonally before me y^e above named Deponent and made Oath upon the holy
Evangelist to the truth of all above written.  Wittness my hand.  Sam^l. Hopkins _____
 
Nothing being inserted agt the Dft in the Said Deposition, or by any other Evidence
nor the Clrk of Indictm^ts appearing.  The Court dismist the action & Ordered that
sd Clr of Indictm^ts, viz Ja. Sangster loose his fees in the abovesd Cause . _______
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Ordered that fourty dayes Owing by Mary Berry alias Adams be paid to y^e Overseer m^r
Andrew: Whittington & Richard: Chambers towards the making a Road nearest & best to the
old road betwixt sd Whittingtons & Cap^t Smiths mill at descretion of y^e sd Overseers Whittington
or Chambers