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June Court 1727
277 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 Hannah Lawson into his Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards to Bring her into Court again of which precept the s.d Sher to wit John ^Greshams^ Gent. high Sher of Kent County makes Return on y.e Day and year ^last^ and sayed that he hath Executed the s.d here the s.d Hannah Lawson before y.e Court Ordered by the Court here that the s.d Hannah prove y.e Begetter of the Child in y.e Indictment afd Specified who Declares on y.e holy Evangilists of Almighty God that a Certain James Moales is y.e ffather of y.e afd Child Ordered by the Court here that the Sherf of Kent County do keep y.e s.d Hannah Lawson in Safe Custody untill She Shall Satisfie y.e fees in the Judgment aforementioned
Day of s.d Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Seven the Day of Return of s.d writt Endorst as foll.s viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sherrf 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 Martha Jarvis Late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth Day of June Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred twenty & Six at the parish afd in Kent County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court Did Comitt 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 then and there to Beget a Bastard Child upon the Body of her y.e Same Martha to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to y.e Evil Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to y.e peace of of the s.d 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 Dan.l Ferrill 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 Martha Jarvis in her proper person Comes and Saith that She |
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