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June Court 1760 30 Somerset fst. Whereas Samuel Carter is this day Charged before me ye. Subscriber {Seal} One of his Lordships Justices of ye. peace for Somerset County for Begetting A Basterd Child on ye. Body Ann Hardanight These are therefore in his Lordships Name to Command you to take ye. Body of ye afd. Samuel Carter and Cause him to Appear before me or Some other of his Lordships Justices of ye. peace for ye. County afd. to answer ye. Charge afd. & this shall be Your warrant given under my hand and Seal this first day of May anno Dom. 1759 Ephrm. King Whereupon George Brown Constable of ye. Hundred afd. afterwards to wit, ye. first day of Aprill in ye. Year of our Lord Anno Dom. 1760 at ye. County afd. returned to me that he had taken ye. Body of ye. afd. Samuel Carter & had him there ready to answer ye. Charge afd. against him made Thereupon ye. said Samuel Carter being by me asked whether he of the Charge afd. was guilty said that he Could not deny but that he was thereof guilty Thereupon ye. said Samuell Carter for his offence afd. was by me fined thirty shillings Current money of Maryland which he paid down to me for ye. use of Somerset County Whereupon ye. said Samuell Carter was by me ordered to give Secry to keep ye. Justices of Somerset County afd. Harmless from all Costs Trouble or Expence that they or their Successors Shall or may be put to by means of ye. Birth and maintainance of ye. afd. Bastard Child Thereupon ye. afd. Samuel Carter Together with a Certain Ezekiell Jones & Isaac Carter his Secrys did Acknowledge themselves to owe and be indebted to unto his Lordship &c. right Honrble ye. Lord propry in ye Sum of fifty pounds Current money as afd. of their and Each of their Bodies goods & Chattles Lands & Tenements for ye. use of ye. said Lord propry his Heirs and successors to be made & Levied in case ye. said Samuel Carter do not from time to time and at all times hereafter Save harmless and keep Indemnified ye. Justices of Somerset County from all Costs Trouble & Expence that they or their Successors Shall or may be put to by means of ye. Birth & maintainance of ye. afd. Bastard Child Taken in and acknowledged ye 10th. Day of may in ye. year afd. A List of fines for fornication £1..10 before Ephm King Samll. Carter fine for Do. June 19th. 1760 Then recd. of Ephm. King thirty shillings for ye within fine By me J Dennis Shf
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