GH	His Lordship
	@	Somerset To wit the Jurors for his Lordship the Right Honble the Lord propry
WH LD	Jonathan Cluff	that now is for the Body of Somerset County upon their oath present that Jona

-than Cluff Late of Coventry parish in the county af^d Blacksmith on the xiii Day of June in the year
of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Sixty & one at the parish af^d in the county af^d did com
-mit Fornication with a certain Priscilla Mardike & a Bastard child on the body of the said Pris
-cilla then & there did beget To the High Displeasure of Almighty God to the Evil Example of
all others in such Case offending against the peace of his Lordship the said Lord prop^ry that now
is his good Rule & Government & against the form of the act of assembly in such case made & provided &^c
Thereupon it is Commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the af^d Jonathan
Cluff if he should be found in his bailywick & him should Safe keep So that he might have his body
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before His ^ Justices of the next Court To be held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday of November
then next following to answer unto his said Lordship of & Concerning the Indictment af^d
Att which day here came the af^d Jonathan Cluff in his proper person & had a hearing of the Indictment
af^d Saith that he is not thereof Guilty & puts himself upon the country & Geo. Hayward Gen^t his
Lordships Attorney who for his said Lordship in this part prosecuteth likewise
Whereupon it is commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that he should cause to come before his
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Lordships Justices ^ of ^ the Next Court To be held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday of March
then next following Twelve &^c by whom &^c and who &^c To Recognize &^c because &^c
Att which day here came as well George Hayward Gen^t who for his Said Lordship in this part
prosecuteth as the af^d Jonathan Cluff by W^m. Hayward his Attorney & the sheriff To Witt Ephraim
Wilson returned the af^d writt of Venire facias & the names of the Jurors in all things Served & Execu
-ted & the Jurors of that Jury thereof Impannelled being called to witt W^m Skirvin John Piper
Rob^t Elzey W^m Turpin Elias White Aaron Sterling Thomas Handy John Anderson Joshua Hitch
Jonathan Tull Nehemiah Bosman & William Roberts Came who to say the truth of the premises
af^d being Elected tryed & Sworn upon their Oath Say that the af^d Jonathan Cluff is guilty of the premises
af^d in the Indictment af^d upon him imposed    in manner and form as by the Indictment af^d
above against him Supposed whereupon all & Singular the premisses being Seen & by the court
fully understood it is considered that the af^d Jonathan Cluff for the offence af^d in the Indictment af^d

mentioned