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March Court 1730
179 Evan Evans and Sarah his wife and William Haynes to the Grand Jury as Evid.c for his Ldship Mess.rs John Johnson William Bayly & John Johnson Jun.r Sworn as afd ag.st James Robass
Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for the body of Kent County afd upon their Oath do present that Thomas Morsell late of Shrewsbury Parish in the County afd planter the tenth day of Aprill Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicon of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain Phebe Gilbert and then and there did beget a bastard Child on the body of her the Same Phebe 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 Government and ag.st the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided Test Phebe Gilbert T francis Cler. pac. On the Same Indictm.t was endorsed as foll. A true bell Matthew Howard And the afd Thomas Morsel in his proper person comes and Saith that he cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against him brought nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged & thereupon Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Court here to wit on the third tuesday in March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty That the afd Thomas Morsel pay the Sum of thirty Shillings Current money it being as fine for Committing the Crime of fornication afd And also pay the Sume of two hundred thirty Six pounds Tob.o Costs accrueing on the premisses afd to the Officers of this Court Ordered by the Court here That the Same Thomas give Security that no charges on the Sume may accrue by means of the afd Child to the County On which the Same Thomas Acknowledges himselfe Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the Lord proprietarie his heirs And Successors ^in the Sum of four Thousand pounds of Tobacco^ Conditionally That if the afd Thomas Shall keep the Child |
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