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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 137   View pdf image (33K)
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                                        March Court 1725                                        137

her personal appearance ^before our s.d Justices at y.e Court house in y.e Town of Chester^ at any time Dureing this Court Sitting to Answer
to an Indictment for fornication and if that in the mean time She Shall not
be of Good Behaviour wherewith y.e s.d Eliz.a Jones is Content
                                                        also

    Robert Brown and Thomas Massey both of Kent County afd planters
present here in Court in their proper persons Do Acknowledge themselves
indebted unto the Lord prop.ry of this province of Maryland
in the Sume of five pounds Sterling money of Great Brittain
Each to be Levey'd of their Goods and Chattels Lands and Tenem.ts
for the use of the s.d Lord prop.ry his heirs and Successors Conditionally
that if the afd Elizabeth Jones Shall not make her personal appearance
before our s.d Justices at the Court house in the Town of Chester at any time
Dureing this Court Sitting to Answer to an Indictment for fornication
and if that in the mean Time She y.e Same Eliz.a Shall not be of good
Behaviour wherewith y.e s.d Rob.t Brown and Tho.s Massey are Content

 His Lordship
        ag.t
Elizabeth Jones
 A writt haveing Issued against the s.d Elizabeth
at his Lordships Suit to Answer to an Indictment
for fornication the Sher of Kent County to whome
the Same writt was Directed makes Return thereof
to this Court here on the third Teusday of March being the fifteenth
Day of s.d Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty five
the Day of Return of s.d writt Endorst as foll.s viz.t
                                        Non Est Inventus p Fred.k Hanson Sherf

    Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord prop.ry
that now is for the body of Kent County afd upon their oath Do present
that Elizabeth Jones late of Shrewsbury parish in the County afd Spinster
the first Day of May Anno Dom. One thousand Seven hundred
twenty and five at the parish afd in the County afd within the
Jurisdiction of this Court Did Commit fornication with a Certain person
to the Jurors afd unknown and Did permit the Same unknown
person then and there to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to
beget then and there a bastard Child on the body of her the Same
Elizabeth Jones to the high Displeasure of almighty God to y.e Evill
Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace



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