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June Court 1732 Ordered by the Court here that the Sherrif of Kent County keep the afd Rosemond in Custody untill She Shall Satisfie the officers of this Court the costs and Charges afd Ordered by the Court here that The afd Rosemond enter into Recognizance for her appearance to next August Court against John Mcherty Thereupon Came the afd Rosemond Barnes and in her proper person acknowledges herself indebted to The Right Honourable the Lord proprietarie in the Sum of five pounds Sterl to be paid to his Said Lord Ship his heirs and Successors and to be made and Leveyed on Conditionally that if ^She^ the afd Roseman Shall not at next August Court appear as an Evid.c against the afd John McHerty wherewith she acknowledges her Self Content Ordered by the Court here that the Clark of the Indictments Exhibit an Information against the afd John Mcherty on acco.t of his begitting Rosemond Barnes with Child
the Jurisdicion of this Court did Commit fornication with Elizabeth Carr and then and there did beget 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 Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such case made and provided Test Eliz.a Carr on the back of the preceding bill was endorsed as foll. viz.t True Bill p Edw.d Worrell foreman And the afd John Nemo in his proper person cometh and Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against him brought nor Can he Say but that he is guilty of the ffornication afd above in the Indictment mentioned on 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 June being the twentieth day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty two That the afd John Nemo pay the Sum of thirty Shillings Current money as a fine for the Committing the fornication afd in form afd Confest and Also it is Considered by the Justices afd That the Same John Nemo pay the Sum of two hundred and twenty Six pounds of Tobacco costs and charges accrued on the premisses afd &c.a Ordered by the Court here that Security for fee be gave Thereupon Frederick Hanson of Kent County Gent comes here into Court and Acknowledged himself That he would pay the cost and charges afd for the afd John Nemo &c.a M.r |
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