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June Court 1733 hundred and thirty three being the day of return of Said writ Came John Gresham Gentl Sherrif of Said County and made return of Said writ thereof to the Court here endorsed as foll. viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.oGresham Sherf. Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for Kent County afd upon their Oath Do present that Elenor Ogelby Late of S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth Day of August Anno Domini Seventeen hundred thirty and two at teh parish afd in the County afd wihtin the Jurisdicion of this Court Did Commit fornication with a Certain 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 Eleanor 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 proprietarie that now is his good rule and Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in that case made and provided T francis Cler. pac. On the Same was endorsed as foll. viz.t Bella Vera p Simon Wilmer foreman And the afd Elenor Ogleby 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 Indictment it is alledged and thereupon Submits to the Court 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 teh Nineteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three That the afd Elenor Ogleby pay the Sum of thirty Shillings Current money as a fine to the use of the Coty for Commiting teh fornication afd in form afd Confest and also pay the Sum of three hundred twenty five pounds of Tobacco cost accrueing on the premisses afd to teh officers of this Court Ordered by this Court that the afd Elenor Ogelby be Commited for teh fine afd And That John Gresham Gentl. Sherrif of Said County keep the afd Elenor untill the afd fine be paid &c.a Ordered by this Court that the afd Elenor Ogelby be Commited |
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