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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
Volume 543, Page 167b   View pdf image
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                     August Court                        1762                      167
GH    His Lordship    Somerset to wit The Jurors for his Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord Propry that now is for the body

@    of Somerset County upon their Oath Present that Leah Sumners Late of Coventry Parish in the County afd.
prsn    Leah Sumners    Spinster on the tenth 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 to Jurors 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 Leah then and there did
beget to the high 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 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 Leah Sumners 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 August Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Two to Answer unto his Lordship of and
Concerning the Indictment afd. &c            Att which day here Came as well George Hayward Gent his Lordships Atty
as the afd. Leah Sumners in her proper person and thereupon the Said Leah had a hearing of the Indictment afd. Saith
that She Cannot deny but that She is Guilty of the premisses in the Indictment afd. Above upon her Imposed in
Manner and form as by the Indictment afd. Above Against her Supposed and is Willing to pay her fine for the
Same but is not Willing to declare the father &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. Leah Sumners for the Offence afd. in the Indictment afd. Mentioned be taken &c Which
Said Leah Sumners present here in Court as afd. is fined the Sum of Three pounds Curt Money which She paid to the Sheriff
for the use of the County &c       Whereupon the Said Leah Sumners is Ordered to Give Security to Save keep Indemnified
the Justices of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges and Troubles that might Accrew by means of the birth of
the Bastard Child afd.       Thereupon a Certain Charles Ford of Somerset County planter present here in Court in his
proper person undertook for the Said Leah Sumners and Acknowledged himself to be held and firmly bound to the Said
his Lordship the Lord Propry in Twenty Pounds Curt Money of his body Goods and Chattles Lands and tenements
to be made and Levied to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors if it happen that the Said Leah Sumners
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

GH    The Same    Somerset to wit The Jurors for his Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord Propry that now is for the body of

@    Somerset County upon their Oath Present Mary Noble Late of Stepney Parish in the County afd. Spinster

Mary Noble    on the first day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred Sixty and One at the Parish
afd. in the County afd. did Commit Fornication with a Certain person to the Jurors 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 Mary Noble then and
there to beget to the high 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
             Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Mary
Noble 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 August Anno
Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Two to Answer unto his Lordship of and Concerning the Indictment afd. &c
           Att which day here Came the afd. Mary Noble in her proper person and had a hearing of the Indictment
afd. Saith that She Cannot deny but that She 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 and maketh Oath that a Certain Joseph
                                              Stands
Hall is the father of the Child She ^ Indicted for and is willing to pay her 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. Mary Noble for the premisses and Offence afd. in the Indictment afd. Specified
be taken &c. Which Said Mary Noble present here in Court as afd. is fined for the Offence afd. the Sum of Thirty Shillings
Curt Money which she paid to the Sheriff for the use of the County &c

The Same
@    Somerset to wit Be it Remembred that George Hayward Gent Attorney of the Right Honrble the Lord
Elinor Oney    Propry that now is who for the Same Lord Propry in this part prosecuteth doth Come here into the County Court

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