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June Court 1727 Dom. Seventeen hundred 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 on the Body of her the Same Sarah 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 and provided T francis Cler. pac. On the Back of y.e preceeding Indictment was as foll.s viz.t True Bill Sam.l Groome forem.n And the afd Sarah Duretty 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 Indictm.t it is alledged & Thereupon Submitts to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here this 20.th Day of June Anno Dom. 1727 that the s.d Sarah Duretty pay the Sume of Six hundred pounds of Tobacco as a fine for her afd offence of Committing fornication in form afd Confest also it is Considered that y.e s.d Sarah pay the Sume of two hundred and twenty Six 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 Sher of Kent County keep y.e said Sarah Duretty in Safe Custody untill She Shall Satisfie y.e fine and fees in the Judgment afd Specified in y.e Whole amounting to Eight hundred and twenty Six pounds of Tobacco
of June being the 20.th Day of s.d Month Anno Dom. 1727 the Day of Return of s.d writt Endorst as foll.s viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sher Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Hon.ble the Lord prop.ry that now is for the Body of Kent County afd upon their oath Do present that Abel Jones late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd Labourer 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 Mary Sheppard and then and there Did beget a Bastard Child on the Body of her the Same Mary to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to y.e Evill Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace |
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