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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 211   View pdf image (33K)
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                                            June Court 1731                                                211

day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one  That the afd Mary
Davis to have on her back tell the blood appear ten Lashes it being the punishment
for the Crime afd for Committing the fornication afd as afd Confest  And also pay
the Sum of three hundred and five pounds of Tobacco Costs accrueing on
the premisses afd to the officers of this Court

    It is also Considered by the Court here at this day to wit the day and
year last mentioned that the Sherrife of Kent County take the afd Mary Davis
into his Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and
afterwards to bring her into Court againe off which precept to wit Joseph
Young Gent high Sherrife of Kent County makes return on the day and year
last Said that he hath Executed the punishment in the afd Judgment and
also hath here the Said Mary Davis before the Court

    Ordered by the Court here that She prove the begetter on whom to She being
Sworn declares William Novell was the person Committed the fornication afd
with her and did begett the afd bastard Child

    Ordered by the Court here that the Sherrif of Kent County keep the
afd Mary in Safe Custody untill the fees afd Shall be Satisfied &c.a

T. f.
 His Ldship
      ag.t
Sarah Cane
 Indictment fornication
Cap.s returnd Non Est
Inventus ordered to be
renewed
T. f.
 His Ldship
       ag.t
Nich.o Neale

    Kent County fs Memorandum That Tench Francis Gent attorney of the
Right Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for the County afd who for the
Same Lord prop.ry in this part prosecuteth doth come here into Kent County Court
before William Frisby Esq.r and his Associates his Lord Ships Justices of the Same
County Court to wit at Chester Town in the afd County the Sixteenth day of
March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty and for the Same Lord prop.ry
doth give ^the^ Court here to understand and be informed that Nicholas Neal late of
S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd planter the tenth day of June Anno Dom.
Seventeen hundred & thirty at the Parish afd in the County afd within the
Jurisdicon of this Court did Committ fornication with Honora Carroll &
then and there did beget a bastard child on the body of the Said Honora contrary
to the peace of the Said Lord prop.ry his good rule and government &
against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case made & provided
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