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March Court 1729
105 Acknowledges himselfe Content After w.ch came into Court the afd Eliz.a Evans in her prop.r person and prayd that her ap.rc may be taken and the afd Eliz.a ap.rd and also pray that her recog.c & her Suretys may be disch.d Ord.rd by the Court her that &c.a Same be disch.d &c.a The afd Eliz.a Evans and the afd Wedge Crouch her Surety there Recog.cs be disch.d &c.a
afd unknown and did Permit the Same 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 Elizabeth to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to the Evil Example of all others in Such Case Offending Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord prop.ry that now is his good rule and Governm.t and against the form of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided Test Dan.l fferrill T ffrancis Cler. pac. On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t and all as foll viz.t A True bill p Gid.n Pearce foreman And the afd Elizabeth Evans in her proper person Comes and Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against him brought nor but that She is guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment 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 Said County on the third tuesday in March being the Seventeenth day of Said Month Anno Dom Seventeen hundred and Twenty Nine That the afd Elizabeth Evans pay the Sume of thirty Shillings Current money it being as a fine for Committing the offence of fornication as afd as also the Sume of one hundred and Seventy Eight pds of Tobacco Cost Accrueing on the premises afd to the officers of this Court Ordered by the Court here that the said Eliz.a prove upon her oath the person that was the begett.r of the afd Child Thereupon comes into Court the afd Eliz.a and being Sworn Declares that a Certain Charles Griffin was the person that begatt her afd Child &c.a as by y.e afd Charles's Confession afd app.rs Ordered by the Court here that the Said Eliz give Security for her fees as afd Thereupon comes into Court Wedge Crouch of Said County and Saith that he will pay the afd for the afd Elizabeth Evans &c.a
did Commit fornication with a Certain Rebecca Davis And then and there did |
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