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March Court
1727
Seven at the Parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain pson and the Jurors afd likewise did psent the same with [illegible] pson then & there to have Carnall knowledge of her body & to begett then & there a bastard Child on the body of the same Mary to the Heigh Displeasure of Almighty God & to the Evill Examples of All others for which Such Case afd [illegible] Contrary to the Peace of the said Lord prop.ry thereupon is his good rule & Governm.t & against the form of the Act of Assemby In that Case made & provided Test T francis Cler. pac. Frederick Hanson On the Back of the preceeding Indictm.t was as foll.s viz.t Billa Vera Henry Evans foreman And the afd Mary Buryman in her pper pson Comes & Saith that She Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against her brought no but that She is guilty of the psses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alleadged & 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 said County the ninteenth Day of March Anno Dom.1727 that the afd Mary Buryman receive at the Publick whiping Post fifteen Lashes well laid on her bear back untill the blood appear as a Punishment for her afd Crime of Committing fornication in form afd Confest also it is Considered that She pay the Sum of three hundred & five pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the psses afd to y.e officers of this Court It also Considr'd by the Court here at this Day to wit the Day & year afd that the Sherf of K.t Co.ty take her the said Mary into his Costody & Execute the Punishment in the Judgm.t afd Specified & afterward to bring her into Court again of w.ch s.d Precept the s.d Sherf to wit John Gresham Gentl Heigh Sherf of K.t Co.ty makes return thereof On |
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