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June Court 1733
377 Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the Third tuesday in June being the Nineteenth day of June Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three That the afd Mary Bezely be find the Sum of thirty Shillings Current money to the use of the County &c.a for her Commiting the fornication afd in form afd Confest and also pay the Sum of Three hundred and tenn pounds of Tobacco costs accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Ordered by this Court that Security be gave for the above fine Thereupon Cap.t Ebenez.r Blackston of Kent County Gentl. present in Court in his proper person Acknowledges himselfe to pay the Sum of thirty Shill.s Current money for the fine afd of the afd Mary Bezely ^to y.e use of Kent County^ and therewith he Says he is Content Ordered by this Court that the Same Mary be Sworn to declare she is the begitt.r of the afd Child The Same being accordingly Sworn declare a certain Edward Owens a brasier was the person that Commited the fornication with her and did begit her with Child Ordered by this Court That the Clk of Indictments of the same Court Exhibit an Information against the Same Edward Owens on the Same account
have her body before the Justices of our next County Court to be held at our Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in June then next ensueing to answer unto a Certain Indictment for Commiting fornication with a Certain unknown person and did permit the Same unknown person to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to begitt a bastard Child &c.a And that the Same Sherrif have at the Said Court the Same Writt &c.a Att which Said Court to wit at Kent County at the Court house in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in June being the Nineteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. One thousand Seven |
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