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June Court 1762 146 Propry doth Give the Same Justices here to understand and be Informed that Evans Winright Late of Stepney parish in the Said County of Somerset the xxv day of May Anno Dom. 1761 at the Parish afd. in the County afd. did Commit Fornication with a Certain Margaret Cox and a Bastard Child on the Body of the Said Margaret did 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 And Whereupon the Same Attorney of the Same Lord Propry for the Lord Propry Prays Advice of the Court here in the premisses and So forth Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Evans Winright if &c. to Answer &c. And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June being the According to the tenor of his Recoge. in his Proper Person ^ and had a hearing of the Information afd. Saith that he Cannot deny but that he is Guilty of the Premisses in the Information afd. upon him Imposed in Manner and form as by the Information afd. Against him Supposed and is Willing to pay his fine for the Same &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. Evans Winright for the offence afd. be taken which Said Evans Winright present here in Court in his proper person is fined the Sum of thirty Shillings Curt Money which he paid in Court to the Sheriff for the use of the County &c Whereupon the Said Evans Winright is ordered to Give Security to Save and keep Indemnified the Justices of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges and troubles that may Accrew by Means of the birth of the Bastard Child afd. Thereupon the Said Evans Winright with Mathias Costen and Jacob Thorns of Somerset County Planters his Security all present here in Court in their Proper persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto in thirty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland of their bodys Goods or Chattles Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Evans Winright do not Save and keep Indemnified the Justices of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges and troubles that may Accrew by means of the Birth of the Bastard Child afd. &c
Two with force and Arms at the Parish afd. in the County afd. in and upon a Certain Martha Boston in the peace of God And the Said Lord Propry then and there being an Assault did Make and her the Said Martha then and there did beat Wound and Evilly treat so that of her Life it was much dispaired and other harms to her the Said Martha then and there did to the Great damage of the Said Martha And Against the peace of his Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord Propry that now is his Good Rule and Government and So forth Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should Take the Said Margaret Maddox if &c. to Answer &c. And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June being the fifteenth day of the Same Month Anno Dom. 1762 before the Justices thereof Came the afd. Margaret Maddox According to A Certain Recognizance by her and her Sery in that part before Acknowledged and had a hearing of the Indictment afd. Saith that She will not Contend with his Lordship but for the Saveing Costs Labour and Expences about the premisses Submits herself at fine with his Said Lordship and put herself upon favour of the Court &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. Margaret Maddox for the offence afd. above mentioned be taken &c. Which Said Margaret Maddox present here in Court as afd. is fined for the premisses and Offence afd. the Sum of One Shilling Curt Money which She paid to the Sheriff for the use of his Lordship &c.
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