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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
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   March Court                           1763              212
-ledge of her body and a bastard Child on the body of her the said Esther then & there did beget To the High dis
pleasure 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 And Whereupon the same Attorney of the same Lord propry for the
Lord propry prays advice of the court here in the premises and that due process of Law in this part be
made against the said Esther To answer of and upon the premises &c
Thereupon it is Commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that he should take the afd Esther Sterling if &c
to answer &c              And now to witt at a court of his Lordship held at princess Ann Town
                                           According to a Certain Recognizance by her and her Sery in that part before Acknowledged
the third tuesday of March Anno Dom. 1763 Came the afsd Esther Sterling in her proper person ^ & had a
hearing of the Information afsd Saith that she Cannot deny but that she is guilty of the premises in the
Information afsd above upon her imposed in manner and form as by the Information afd above
against her Supposed and maketh Oath that Naboth Taylor is the father of the child for which she
stands informed against &c
Whereupon all and Singular the premises being Seen and by the court fully understood it is con
-sidered that the afd Esther Sterling for the offence afd above mentioned be taken &c Which said Ester
Sterling present here in Court as afd. is fined for the premises & offence afsd the sum of thirty shillings
Curt Money which she paid but hath nothing to pay the same withall but is willing to give Securty
for the same according To act of assembly         Thereupon the said Esther Sterling Together with
Aaron Sterling her Sery both present here in Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves
Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord propry in three pounds Curt Money of Maryland of their bodies
Goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements Joyntly and Severally To be made and levied to the
use of his Lordship his heirs & successors if it happen that Esther Sterling do not pay to the
Justices of Somerset County Court on or before the Eighteenth day of March Anno Dom. 1764 the
sum of thirty shillings Curt Money for her fine afd

The same
@    The Jurors for his Lordship the Right Honble the Lord propry that now is for the Body of Somerset
John Records    County upon their oath do present that John Records Late of Stepney parish in the Coun
-ty afsd planter not haveing the Fear of God before his Eyes but being Seduced by the Instigation of the
devil on the XXX Day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Sixty and two
at the parish afsd in the county afsd within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Wickedly Corruptly frau
-dulently and Deceitfully pass utter and Give away in Payment To a certain John McDowell for
a Just and true debt of him the said John Records to the said John McDowell Due Two pieces of
Base metal Coined and counterfeited according to the Similitude and likeness of Good Silver Spa
-nish Milled Peices of Eight as good True and pure Silver Spanish Milled peices of Eight at the
Rate of Such Good Spanish Silver peices of Eight Current within this province knowing at the time
of Paying Uttering & passing of the said Two peices of Base Mettle that they were Counterfeit and false
Coined in the Similitude and likeness of Two Good pure Silver Spanish Milled peices of Eight to the
great Prejudice and deceit of the said John McDowell and against the peace of his Lordship the Right
Honble the Lord propry that now is His good Rule & Government and So forth
Thereupon it is commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that Immediately he should Take the afsd
John Records if he should be found in his Bailywick and him should Safe keep So that he might have
his body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset now Sitting at princess Ann Town this
Instant March To answer unto his said Lordship of & concerning the Indictment afd &c


 

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