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June Court 1727 She Cannot Gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against her Brought nor Can She Say but that She is Guilty of y.e premisses above upon her Imposed as by y.e afd Indictment it is alledged & thereupon Submits to the Court. Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in the Town of Chester in Kent County on the third Teusday of June being the twentyeth Day of s.d Month Anno Dom. 1727 that the s.d Martha Jarvis pay the Sume of thirty Shillings Current money of Maryl.d as a fine for her afd offence of Committing fornication in form afd Confest also that She pay the Sume of two hundred and forty Eight pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk Ordered by the Court here that the s.d Martha Jarvis prove the Begetter of y.e Child in y.e Indictm.t afd Specified who proves on y.e holy Evangilist of almighty God that William Blackiston Jun.r is the ffather of the afd Child George Copper of Kent County assumes ^to pay^ y.e fees in the Judgment afd Specified and thereupon y.e said Martha Jarvis is therefrom Acquitted
Anno Dom. 1727 the Day of Return of s.d writt Endorst as foll.s viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sherr Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Hon.ble the Lord prop.ry that now is for Ward late of Shrewsbury parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth Day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty & Six at the parish afd in the County afd 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 on the Body of her y.e Same Hannah to the high Displeasure of almighty God to the Evill Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace 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 that Case made & provided Test Jn.o Gale T francis Cler. pac. |
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