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1725 of her body and to begett then and there a Mollatoe bastard Child on the body of her the Same Elizabeth to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to the Evill Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the s.d Lord prop.ry his Good Rule and Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided &c T Francis On y.e back of y.e preceeding Indictment was as foll.s viz.t Testis Griffith Jones, also, A true bill p.r Sam.l Wilkes foreman And the afd Elizabeth Carr in her proper person Comes and Saith that She Cannot Gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against her brought nor but that She is Guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereupon Submitts to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in the Town of Chester in s.d County this twenty Eighth Day of Aprill Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty five that the afd Elizabeth Carr Serve the term and Space of Seven years ^after y.e Expiration of her present Service^ as a punishment for her afd Crime of Committing fornication with a Certain Negroe in form afd Confest According to the force from and Effect of y.e Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided also it is Considered by the afd Justices here that the s.d Elizabeth Carr pay the Sume of one hundred and Ninety Six pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk Ordered by the Court here at this Day to wit the Day and year last mentioned that the afd Elizabeth Carr prove the Begetter of her Child who Declares on the holy Evangilists of Almighty God that a Certain Jacob Miner a free Negroe is the begetter of the last Base born Child She was Delivered off Ordered by the Court here that Thomas Strong keep the afd Child till next June Court for which he is to be allow'd in next Levey Ordered by the Court here that the afd Elizabeth Carr find Security for her appearance at next Court Thereupon |
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