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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
Volume 543, Page 211b   View pdf image
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March Court                          1762                      211
for the offence afd above mentioned be Taken &c         Which Said Robert Parsons present here in court
as afd is fined for the offence afd the sum of thirty shillings Curt Money which he paid To the sheriff for the use of
the county &c            Whereupon the said Robert Parsons is ordered To give Securty To Save and keep
Indemnified the Justices of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges & Troubles which might accrue by
means of the birth of the Bastard Child afd         Thereupon a certain Nathan Culver present
here in Court in his proper person acknowledged himself To be held & firmly bound unto his Lordship the
Lord propry in thirty pounds Curt Money of Maryland of his body Goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements
to be made and levied To the use of his Lordship his heirs & Successors if it happen that Robert Parsons
do not Save and 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 afd

The same
@    Somerset To wit The Jurors for his Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord propry that now is for the
Robert Hopkins    body of Somerset County upon their Oath present that Robert Hopkins Late of Somerset pa
-rish in the County afd on the XX Day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Sixty
and Two with force & arms at the parish afd in the County afd in and upon a certain William Nutter in the
peace of God and the said Lord propry then and there being an assault did make and him the said William
then and there did Beat wound and Ill Treat So that of his Life it was much dispaired and other harms to
him the said William then and there did To the great damage of the said William against the peace of his
Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord propry that now is and his good Rule and Government and So forth
Thereupon it is commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that he should take the afd Robt Hopkins if &c To answer &c
And now To wit at a court of his Lordship the Lord propry held at princess Ann Town the third tuesday of March
                               According to a Certain Recognizance by him before Entered into                                               afd
Anno Dom. 1763 Came the afd Robert Hopkins in his proper person ^ & had a hearing of the Indictment ^ Saith
that he will not Contend with his Lordship but for the saveing Costs Trouble & Expences about the premises
Submits himself at Fine with his said Lordship & puts himself upon Favour of the court &c
Whereupon all and Singular the premises being Seen & by the Court fully understood it is considered that
the afd Robert Hopkins for the offence afd above mentioned be taken &c       Which said Robert present
here in Court as afd is fined the sum of one shilling Curt money which he paid to the sheriff for the use of his
Lordship &c

The same
@    Somerset to witt Be it Remembered that George Hayward Gent Attorney of the Right Honble the Lord
Eunice Alpha    propry that now is who for the same Lord propry in this part prosecuteth doth Come here into the
Court of the same Lord propry held for Somerset County To wit at princess Ann Town in the same county before
Sampson Wheatley and others his Associates the said Lord propry his Justices of the same County Court and
for the same Lord propry doth give the same Justices here to understand and be informed that Eunice Olphey
Late of Stepney parish in the county afd Spinster the XXX Day of Janry in the Year of our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred Sixty & Two at the parish afsd in the County afsd 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 Eunice then & there beget To the High displeasure of Almighty God to the Evil
                                                                                                                                             is
Example of all others in Such Case offending contrary to the peace of the said Lord propry that now ^ his good
rule and Government & 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 here in the premises and that due process of Law in this part may be made against the said Eunice
To answer of and upon the premises And So forth
Thereupon it is commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that he should Take the afd Eunice Alpha if &c To an
-swer &c            And now to witt at a court of his Lordship held at princess Ann Town the third tues
                                                According to a Certain Recognizance by her and her Sery in that part before Acknowledged
-day of March Anno Dom. 1763 Came the afd Eunice Alpha in her proper person ^ and had a hearing of the
Information afd Saith that she Cannot deny but that she is guilty of the premises in the Information afd above

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