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June Court 1727 the Sume of five pounds Sterl money to be Leveyed of his Goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements Conditionally that if the s.d Alice Brown Should not make her personal appearance before the Justices of this Court as an Evid.c for his Lordship against the afd W.m Coursey and now at this Court to wit y.e 20.th Day of June Anno Dom. 1727 y.e
s.d Alce haveing app.rdhis Recognizance is Discharged
Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the right Hon.ble The Lord prop.ry that now is for Kent County afd upon their oaths do present that Hannah Lawson late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth Day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty and 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 Carnall knowledge of her Body and to Beget then and there a Bastard Child on the Body of her the Same Hannah to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to y.e Evill Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to y.e peace of y.e s.d Lord prop.ry that now is his good Rule and Government and against the form of y.e Act of Assembly in that Case made & provided Test Jn.o Sutton T francis Cler. pac. On the Back of y.e preceeding Indictment was as foll.s viz.t True Bill Sam.l Groome foreman And the afd Hannah Lawson in her proper person Comes and Saith that She Cannot gainsay y.e Indictment afd so as afd against her Brought nor Can She Say but that She is guilty of the premisses above upon her imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereupon Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at y.e Court house in the Town of Chester in Kent County this twentyeth Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Seven that the said Hannah Lawson Receive at y.e publick whipping post fifteen Lashes well laid on her Bare Back till y.e Blood appears as a punishment for her afd Crime of Committing fornication in form afd Confest also it is Considered that She pay the Sume of three hundred and fifty two pounds of Tobacco Accrueing on the premisses afd to y.e officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk ordered |
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