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June Court 1762 145 to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of November then next following and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the afd. Smith here also &c Att which day here Came as well the afd. Smith Horsey as the afd. Elijah Tull by their Attorneys afd. And hereupon the Said Elijah prays further Leave thereof to Imparle here untill next Court to be held at princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of March then next following and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the afd. Smith here also &c. Att which day here Came as well the afd. Smith Horsey as the afd. Elijah Tull by their Attys afd. And hereupon the Said Elijah prays further Leave thereof to Imparle here untill next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June then next following and he hath it and the Same day is Given to the afd. Smith here also &c. Att which day here Came as well the afd. Smith Horsey as the afd. Elijah Tull by their Attorneys afd. And thereupon the Said Smith his Writt and declaration afd. Against the afd. Elijah Tull did not prosecute with Effect but Voluntarily permitted his Suit to be discontinued &c Court Therefore it is Considered by the and his Pledges of Prosecuting to witt John Doe & Richard Roe are in Mercy and that the afd. Elijah Tull Goe thereof without day Also it is Considered by the Court here that the afd. Elijah Tull Recover Against the afd. Smith Horsey 129 Pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his defence in that part Sustained to the Same Elijah by the Court here of his Assent Adjudged According to Act of Assembly in Such Case made & Provided and that the afd. Elijah have thereof Execution &c
afd. did Commit Fornication with a Certain Person to the Jurors unknown and did permit the Same unknown person then & there to have Carnal knowledge of her body and a bastard Child on the body of her the Said Ann then and there to beget to the high displeasure of Almighty God to the Evill Example of all others in Such Case Offending Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord Propry that now is his Good Rule and Government and Against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and Provided and So forth Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Ann Crockett if She Should be found in his Bailywick and her Should Safe keep so that he might have her body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June Anno Dom. 1762 to Answer unto his Said Lordship of and Concerning the Indictment afd. &c Att which day here Came the afd. Ann Crockett by Saml Wilson her Attorney and had a hearing of the Indictment and the Same Attorney afd. ^ Saith that he Cannot deny but that the afd. Ann Crockett is Guilty of the premisses in the Indictment afd. mentioned above upon her Imposed in Manner and form as by the Indictment afd. Above Against her Supposed but will not declare the father of the Child but is Willing to pay her double fine for the Same According to Act of Assembly in Such Case provided &c Whereupon all and Singular the Premisses being Seen and by the Court fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the afd. Ann Crockett for the Premisses and Offence afd. in the Indictment afd. Specified be taken which Said Ann Crocket is fined for the Premisses and offence afd. the Sum of three pounds Curt Money which She paid here in Court to the Sheriff for the use of the County &c Joseph Scroggin Security for payment of fees
the Same Lord Propry doth give the Same Justices here to Understand and be informed that Pricilla Marridike Late of Coventry Parish in the Said County Spinster the xiii day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one at the Parish afd. in the County afd. did Commit fornication with a Certain person unknown and did permit the Same unknown person to have Carnal knowledge of her body and a bastard Child on the body of her the Said Pricilla then and there did beget to the great displeasure of Almighty God to the Evil Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord Propry that now is his Good Rule and Government and Against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided and So forth And Whereupon the Same Attorney of the Same Lord Propry for the Same Lord Propry prays Advice of the Court herein the Premisses and that due process of Law may be |
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