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March Court 1731
269 Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in March being the twenty first day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one That the afd Rachel Robinson Receive on bare back five lashes well laid on tell the blood appear as a punishment for Committing the Crime of fornication afd And also it is Considered that the afd Rachel pay the Sum of two hundred and fifteen 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 Same day last mentioned That the Sherrif of Kent County take the afd Rachel Robinson into his Custody and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards to bring her into Court againe Of which precept to wit Joseph Young high Sherrif of Kent County makes Return on the day and year last Said that he hath Executed the punishment in the Judgment afd and also hath here the Said Rachel Robinson before the Court Jam.s Smith Clk
afd within the Jurisdicion of this Court did Committ fornication with Rachel Robinson and then and there did beget a bastard child on the body of her the Same Rachel 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 his good rule and government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case made and provided Test Rachel Robinson On the back of the Same was endorsed as foll. a true Bill p Edward Worrell foreman And the afd Robert Mullin 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 and thereupon Submits to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at a Court held for Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in March being the twenty first day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred pounds of Tobacco as a fine for Committing the offence afd according to Act of Assembly in Such case made &c.a And also it is Considered that the afd Robert pay the Sum of One hundred and Ninety four pounds of Tobacco costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk |
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