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August Court 1726 gave the Same Eliz.a all the admonition and Necessary Cautions requisite in Such Cases not to Endanger her Soul, by takeing a false oath nor wrongfully hurt any person by a false Charge, after all which the Same Eliz.a on y.e afd Eleventh Day of Nov.r afd in the Co.ty afd took her Corporal oath upon the holy Evangilist of Almighty God before the Same Justice of Peace that the afd W.m Humphrys was the Real Father and Begetter of the afd Base born Child Notwithstanding w.ch oath and the Severall Declaracons Confessions and Acknowledgem.ts of her y.e Same Eliz.a She the Same Eliz.a without any Just Cause or Reason but purely by ^the^ Seducem.t of the Devill the ffather of vice & Evill afterward at the March Court for the afd County appeared before the Same Court and then and there being Admitted to Declare who was the begetter of the afd Base born Child Did then and there last said upon her Corporal oath administered in open Court Declare and Swear that the afd John Evans yo.r pet.r was the ffather thereof whereupon the Grand Jury for the body of the Same County to y.e great Surprize of y.e more thinking Sort of men found upon Such her oath in Court as afd without any other Evidence y.e Bill of Indictment afd against yo.r pet.r as being the ffather & begetter of the afd Bastard Child w.ch the Same Eliz.a often before had not only owned but Swore to be y.e Child of the afd W.m Humphrys w.ch Same W.m its very Notorious frequently us'd the Company of her the Same Eliz.a at unseasonable hours and as it is Suppos'd being Conscious of his Guilt and Dreading the Damage that might arise from the Consequence of his Intimacy with her ran away & were Since heared of to y.e knowledge of yo.r pet.r which flying is as yo.r pet.r is advised a most Strong and Violent Circumstance of Guilt Further your pet.r Shews your Hon.r that the Same Eliz.a is a Servant for Some time to a person in y.e County afd near Neighbour of yo.r pet.rs who purchast her of yo.r pet.r and that if yo.r pet.r Should take a tryall upon his plea of Non Cul. & be acquitted by his County as theres not any Doubt but he would get the Same Elizabeths Circumstances Such and So mean that yo.r pet.r stands no Chance for his Charges and Costs in & about that Suit laid out and expended tho as he is advised no better Action can be then he might have against her for Such Malitious wicked & wrongfull prosecution were She able or in a Condition to repay his Damages but as the Case is Such a prosecution against her would be only Still Burthening your pet.r with a further load of Charges in |
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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
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