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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 199   View pdf image (33K)
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                                    August Court 1726                                    199

to wit at Kent County afd the first Day of October Anno Domini Seventeen
hundred and twenty at the parish afd in Kent County afd within
the Jurisdiction of this Court Did Commit adultery with a Certain Elizabeth
Paskell and then and there did begett a 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
said Lord prop.ry that now is his Good Rule and Government and against the
form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided
Test Eliz.a Paskell                                        T francis Cler. pac.

    On the Back of y.e preceeding Indictm.t was as foll viz.t
        A true bill p.r Sam.l Wickes foreman

    The s.d John Evans Produces to the Court the following petition and nolle
prosequi which the Court allows of and orders to be Entered viz.t

    Maryland fs.t To Cha. Calvert Esq.r Govern.r of the Province of Maryland
The Petit.n of John Evans of Kent County Humbly Sheweth that
last March Court held for Kent County afd your petitioner upon the bare &
Single testimony of a Certain Eliz.a Paskell a woman of very Ill fame and
of most Diabolical Disposition / was Indicted by the Name of John Evans
late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd Gentleman / for that he the
same John then and yet haveing a Lawfull wife at the County afd the first
Day of October Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty at the parish
afd in the County afd and within the Jurisdiction of that Court Did
Commit adultery with the Same Eliz.a and Did Beget on the body of her the Same
Eliz.a a bastard Child Now so it is may it please your Hon.r the Same
Eliz.a Some time in the Month of October last then being a Serv.t to yo.r Pet.r
was Delivered of a Base born Child at the house of yo.r pet.r and in the
time of her throws of traveill when it is Reasonable to believe y.e most
wicked would if ever Declare nothing but the truth it being then required
and Demanded of her by the women that were then Assembled to her aid &
assistance Did Declare own and Acknowledge that a Certain W.m Humphrys
was the Father and begetter of the Child She then was in pain & travill
with And further ^She^ the Same Eliz.a being afterward Examined & Sworn
before M.r Simon Wilmer one of the Justices of y.e peace for y.e Coty afd
to wit on y.e Eleventh Day of Nov.r next Ensueing y.e Month of Octob.r afd
y.e the time of her Delivery as afd / when the Same Justice of peace as



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