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March Court 1726/7 Ordered by the Court here that a Warrant be Issued Immediatly against James Watson at his Lordships Suit Which was accordingly Done and Returned Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sherr
Dom Seventeen hundred and twenty Six at the parish afd in the 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 in the body of her the Same Margaret 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 said Lord prop.ry that now is his good Rule and Government and against the the form of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided Test George Hastins T francis Cler. pac. On y.e back of y.e preceeding Indictment was as foll.s viz.t A true Bill Sam.l Groome fforeman And the afd Margaret Murry in her proper person Comes and 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 Indictm.t it is alledged and thereupon Submits to y.e Court Therefore it is Considered by by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in the Town of Chester in said County this twenty fourth Day of March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Sixth at the said Margaret Murry Receive at the publick whipping post twenty five Lashes well laid on her Bare Back till the Blood appear as a punishment for her afd Crime of Committing fornication in form afd Confest as also that She pay the Sume of two hundred and thirty Seaven pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on y.e 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 Sher of Kent County take the afd Margaret Murry into his Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified And afterwards to bring her into Court again of which precept the said Sher to wit John Gresham Gent. high Sher of Kent County makes Return on the Day and year afd that he hath Executed the said Judgment and also hath here the said Margaret Murry before y.e Court Ordered by the Court here that Henry Culley Master to y.e afd Margaret Murry be allowed four hundred pounds of Tob.o in next Levey for trouble and Disgrace of his house in bringing y.e said Margaret Murry to bed of y.e afd Child and two hundred pounds of Tob.o for keeping y.e s.d Child to this time |
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