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November Court 1760 58
Ann Town in ye. same County ye. Eighteenth day of November in ye. Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty Before Isaac Handy Esqr. and other his Associates the said Lord Propry his Justices of the same County Court and for The same Lord Propry doth give ye. same Justices here to understand and be Informed that Rachell Sumners Late of Coventry Parish in ye. said County of Somerset spinster the third day of November in ye. Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine at ye. Parish afd. in ye. County afd. did Commit Fornication with a Certain person unknown and did Permitt ye. same unknown Person to have Carnal Knowledge of her Body and Bastard Child on ye. Body of her the said Rachell then and there to Beget to ye. High Displeasure of Almighty God to ye. Evill Example of all others in such Case offending Contrary to ye. Peace of ye. said Lord Propry that now is his good rule & government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in such Case made and Provided and so forth And Whereupon ye. same attorney of ye. same Lord Propry for ye. Lord Propry Prays advice of ye. Court here in ye. Premisses and that due Process of Law may in this Part be made against ye. said Rachell to answer of and upon ye. Premisses & so forth thereupon it was Commanded the sherriff of Somerset County that he should take the said Rachell if &c. to answer &c. And now to wit at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of November Anno Dom. one thousand seven hundred and sixty before ye. Justices thereof Came ye> afd. Rachell Sumners in her Proper person and had a hearing of ye. Informa: :tion afd. saith that she cannot deny but that she is guilty of the Premisses in ye. Information afd. above upon her Imposed in manner and form as by ye. Informa: :tion afd. above against her Supposed & maketh Oath that Jno. Newman is ye. Father of the Child She stands Informed afd. and is willing to pay her fine for ye. same &c. Court Whereupon all & singular ye. Premisses being seen and by ye. ^ fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the afd. Rachell Sumners for ye. Premisses and offence afd. in ye. Information afd. above specified be taken &c. which said Rachell SUmners present here in Court as afd. is fined for ye Premisses & offence afd. thirty shillings Current Money of Maryland which she paid here in Court to the use of ye. County &c. Whereupon a Certain John Johnson Present here in Court in his proper person undertook for ye. said Rachell Sumners to pay ye. severall officers their fees due by means of ye. Prosecution afd. &c.
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