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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 302   View pdf image (33K)
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302                                        June Court 1727

twenty and Six at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction
of this Court Did Comit fornication with a Certain Hannah Ward and then
and there Did beget a Bastard Child on the Body of her the Same Hannah
to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to the Evill Example of all
others in Such Case offending Contrary to y.e peace of the s.d Lord prop.ry
his Good Rule and Government and against the form of the Act of
Assembly in Such Case made and provided Wherefore y.e Same Attry
of the Same Lord prop.ry for the s.d Lord prop.ry prayeth the advice of
the Court here in the premisses and Due process of Law in this part
to be made against the afd Samuel to Answer unto the afd Lord
prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a            T francis Cler. pac.
Test Hannah Ward

    And the afd Samuel Hudson in his proper person Comes and Saith that
he Cannot gainsay the Information afd So as afd against him brought
nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed
as by the afd Information it is alledged and thereupon Submitts to
the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here this twenty
third Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty
Seven that y.e s.d Samuel Hudson pay the Sume of Six hundred
pounds of Tobacco as a fine for his afd Offence of Committing
fornication in form afd Confest according to Act of Assembly in that
Case made and provided also it is Considered that He pay the Sume
of three hundred and thirty two 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 afd Samuel Hudson find Security to
keep this County of Kent Clear from ^all^ Damages and Costs Charges that ^may or^
Shall Accrue by the afd Hannah Wards Child Thereupon W.m Mackey
and James Smith / of Langfords Bay / both of Kent County Comes into
Court and assumes to keep y.e Coty Cleare from all Damages & Charges
that may or Shall Accrue by occasion of y.e afd Hannah Wards Child

    Ordered by the Court here that the Sher of Kent County keep y.e afd
Samuel Hudson in Safe Custody untill he Shall Satisfie y.e fine and
fees in y.e Judgment afd Specified in the whole amounting to y.e Sume
of Nine hundred and thirty two pounds of Tob.o

    The afd Sam.l Entered into Recog.c this Court in y.e sum of 10£ Sterl for his
appearance any time dureing y.e Court sitting to Answer unto what should be Objected
against him [illegible] by the same may appear Sam.l Clark & Oliver Palmer his Suretys in the sum of
5£ Sterl each the afd Hudson appeared to same and thereupon it's ordered to be discharged The afd Hudsons
Recognizance in the sum 10£ Sterl and his Suretys Sam.l Clark and Oliver Palmer 5£ Sterl each are by this Court
discharged



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