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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 104   View pdf image (33K)
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104                                    March Court 1729

her oath who was the begetter of her afd Child Thereupon being Sworn declared
that a Certain Nathaniel Miller of Said County was the pson that did begett her
afd Child as in the afd Indictm.t is mentioned

    Ordered by the Court here That Joseph Young Sherf of Kent County keep
the afd Elizabeth in Safe Custody untill the fees afd Shall be Satisfied

    Ordered by the Court here that Tench Francis Clk of the Indictments of this
Court Exhibit an Information against the afd Nathaniel Miller on acco of the
Child afd

T. ff.
     Lordship
       ag.t
Charles Griffin
 Kent County fs The Jurors for the Right Honourable the
Lord prop.ry that now is for ^y.e body of^ Kent County afd upon their
Oath do present that Charles Griffin late of  S.t pauls
parish in the County afd labourer the tenth day of
June Anno Dom Seventeen hundred twenty and nine at the
Parish afd in the County afd within the Jurosdiction of this Court did Comit fornication
with a Certain Elizab^e^th Evans and then and their did beget a bastard
Child on the body ^of^ her y.e Same Elizabeth to y.e high Displeasure of Almighty God
to the ^Evill^ Example of all others in Such Case Offending Contrary to the peace
of the said Lord prop.ry that now is her Good rule & Governmt & against y.e Form
of y.e Act of Assembly in Such Case made & provided
Test Eliz Evans                                                                T ffrancis Cler. pac.
On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was endorst as foll viz.t A Thornhill p
                                                                                Gid" Pearce foreman

    And the afd Charles Griffin in his proper person comes & Saith that he cannot
gainsay the Indictm.t afd To us afd against him brought nor but that he is
guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by the afd Indictm.t it is
alledged  And thereupon Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by
the Justices here to wit  Att the Court House in the Town of Chester in S.d
County on the third tuesday in March being the Seventeenth day of Said Month
Anno Dom Seventeen hundred and twenty Nine That the Same Charles
Griffin pay the Sume of Thirty Shillings as a fine for his Committing the
Crime afd and also pay the Sume of two hundred and fourteen pounds of
tobacco Cost accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court

    Ordered by the Court Elizabeth Evans enter into Recognizance w.th Surety
as an Evid.c against the Same Charles Griffin  Thereupon came into Court
the afd Eliz.a Evans and Acknowledged herselfe Indebted to the Right Hon.rble
the Lord prop.ry in the Sum of five pounds Sterl to be Leveyed on her goods
and Chattles Lands and Tenements Conditionally That if She doth not make her
appearance at any time Dureing this Courts Sitting to give Evid.c on his Said
Lord Ships behalfe against the afd Charles Griffin wherewith She Acknowledges
herselfe Content  And at the Same time Wedge Crouch of Said Coty
Comes into Court and Acknowledges himselfe Indebted to the Right Hon.rble
the Lord prop.ry in the Sume of five pounds Sterl to be Leveyed on his goods
and Chattles Lands and Tenements Conditionally That if She ^the S.d Elizabeth Evans^ doth not make
her app.rance at any time during this Courts Sitting wherewith he


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