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June Court 1727
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his s.d Lordships Justices of the Same County Court to wit at Chester Town in the afd County the twentyeth Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty and Seven and for the same Lord prop.ry Doth give the Court here to understand and be informed that Margaret English of Saint pauls parish in Kent County afd the Servant woman of Edward Worrell the tenth Day of November Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty & Seven at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court Did Commit fornication with a Certain Negroe Robin and did permit the Same Negroe then and there to have Carnal knowledge of her Body and to beget then and there a Mollattoe Bastard Child on the Body of her the Same Margaret to the high Displeasure of almighty God to y.e Evill Example of all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the s.d Lord prop.ry his good Rule and Government and ag.st the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided Wherefore the afd Attry prayeth the advice of the Court here in y.e premisses for the s.d Lord prop.ry and Due process of Law against the afd Marg.t in this part to Issue to Answer to the afd Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a T francis Cler. pac. And the afd Margaret English in her proper person Comes and Saith that She Cannot gainsay the Information afd so as afd against her brought nor but that She is guilty of the premisses above upon her 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 afd Margaret English Serve the full Space of Seven years as a punishment for her afd Crime of Comitting fornication with a Negroe in form afd Confest According to Act of Assembly in that Case also it is Considered that She pay the Sume of one hundred and Seventy Nine 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 y.e afd Margaret English Serve her Muster Edw.d Worrell four Months for trouble and Disgrace of his house in bring her |
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