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August Court 1726 afd in Kent 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 Mary to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to y.e Evill Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the s.d Lord prop.ry that now is his good Rule and Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in that Case made & provided Test Griffith Jones T francis Cler. pac. On the back of y.e preceeding Indictment was Endorst as foll.s viz.t A True Bill p.r Sam.l Wickes foreman And the afd Mary Cunningham in her proper person Comes and saith that She is in no Sort Guilty of y.e premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof She putteth herself upon the Country Mary Cunningham in p.a psona And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith She is Guilty T francis p Lord prop.ry And now here afterwards to wit y.e Day and year afd Comes into Court y.e afd Mary Cunningham in her proper person and Relinquishes the plea afd and saith that She Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against her brought nor Can She say but that She is guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed or 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 Sixteenth Day of August Anno Dom. 1726 that the s.d Mary Cunningham pay the Sume of thirty Shillings Curr.t money of Maryland as a fine for her afd offence of Committing fornication in form afd Confest also it is Considered that y.e afd Mary pay the Sume of three hundred and Ninety three pounds of Tob.o Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to y.e officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk And now here to wit the Day and year afd Comes into Court the afd Mary Cunningham and Delivers to y.e Sher y.e fine in y.e Judgment afd Specified and Kent Coty for her fees in y.e afd Judg.t Expressed |
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