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March Court 1731 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 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 and thirty one That the afd Elizabeth Buly pay the Sum of thirty Shillings Current money of the province afd as a fine for Committing the fornication afd in form afd Confest And also it is Considered by the Same Court here That the afd Elizabeth Buly pay the Sum of one hundred and fifty ^Eight^ pounds of Tobacco cost accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Ordered by the Court here that Security be gave for the fine and fees afd Thereupon Peter Cole of the afd County acknowledges here in Court that he will pay the fine afd & the fees also for the afd Elizabeth Buly Jam.s Smith Clk
one at the Parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicion of this Court did Committ fornication with a person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permit the Same unknown 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 his good rule and Governm.t and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case made and provided Test James Ringgold On the back of the afd Indictment was endorsed as foll. viz.t A true bill p Sam.l Wickes foreman And the afd Elizabeth Carr in her proper person comes and Saith that She cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against her brought nor but that She is guilty of the premisses above upon her 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 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 and thirty one That the afd Elizabeth Carr Receive on her bare back Nine Lashes on tell the blood appear as a punishment for Committing the fornication afd in form afd Confest and also it is Considered by the Same Court afd the Same day afd that the afd Elizabeth Carr pay the Sum of ___________________________ |
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