GH	The same
	@	Somerset To wit the Jurors for his Lordship the Right Honble the Lord propry that now is for the bo
	Naboth Taylor	-dy of Somerset County upon their oath present that Naboth Taylor Late of Coventry parish in

the county af^d planter the XXX Day of Nov^r in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Sixty & one at
the parish af^d in the county af^d did Commit Fornication with a certain Esther Sterling and a bastard child on
the body of her the said Esther then & there did beget to the High Displeasure of Almighty God the Evil Exam
-ple of all others in Such Case offending contrary to the peace of the said Lord prop^ry that now is his good Rule & Govern
-ment & against the form of the act of assembly in Such Case made and provided & So forth
   Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the Said
Naboth Taylor if &^c. to Answer &^c
           And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday
of March being the fifteenth day of the Same Month Anno Dom. 1763 before the Justices
thereof Came the af^d Naboth Taylor in his proper person According to a Certain Recognizance by
him and his Security in that part before Acknowledged and had a hearing of the Indictment af^d Saith
that he Cannot deny but that he is Guilty of the Premisses af^d in the Indictment af^d upon him Impo
-sed in manner & form as by the Indictment af^d above against him supposed &^c         Whereupon all and Singu[lar]
the premises being Seen & by the court fully understood it is considered that the af^d Naboth Taylor for the offence
af^d in the Indictment af^d mentioned be taken &^c            Which said Naboth Taylor present here in court as af^d
is fined the sum of thirty shillings Cur^t Money for the offence af^d which he paid To the sheriff for the use of the county &^c
Whereupon the said Naboth Taylor is ordered To give Security To save & keep Indemnified the Justices of
Somerset County Court from all Costs charges & Troubles which may accrue by means of the birth of the bastard
-child af^d         Thereupon a certain George Howard present here in Court in his proper person undertook
for the said Naboth Taylor and acknowledged himself to be held & firmly bound unto his Lordship the Lord prop^ry
in thirty pounds Cur^t Money of Maryland of his body Goods & Chattels Lands & Tenements To be made & levied to
the use of his Lordship his heirs & successors to be made & levied if it happen that the af^d Naboth Taylor do
not Save & keep Indemnified the Justices of Somerset County court from all Costs charges and Troubles which
may accrue by means of the birth of the Bastard child af^d

GH	The same
	@	Somerset To wit be it Remembered that George Hayward Gent Attorney of the Right Honrble the
	Charity Jones	Lord