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March Court 1726/7
Writt was directed makes return thereof to this Court here on the third Tuesday of March being the twenty first day of said Month Anno Dom seventeen hundred twenty & six the day of return of said writt Endorst as foll viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sherrf Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right honourable the Lord propry that now is for Kent County afd upon their Oath do present that Susannah Skeebo late of Saint pauls parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth day of June Anno Dom seventeen hundred twenty & Six at Saint pauls parish afd in Kent County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court did committ fornicon with a Certain person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permitt the same unknown person then and there to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to begett then and there a bastard Child on the body of her the same Susannah 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 propry that now is his good rule and Governm.t And against the form of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided Test T francis Cler. pac. On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was this Endorsm.t viz.t A true bill by William Crowe foreman And the afd Susannah Skeebo 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 said County this twenty first Day of March Anno Dom seventeen hundred twenty & six that the afd Susannah Skeebo receive at the publick whipping post twenty one Lashes well laid on her bare back 'till the blood appears as a punishment for her afd Crime of Committing fornication ^in form afd Confest^ as also that she pay the sum of two hundred eighty six pounds of Tobacco Costs accruing 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 & Year last mentioned that |
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