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June Court 1733 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 Mullatto Child on the body of her the Same Martha 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. Test Phebe Johnson On the Same was endorsed as foll. viz.t Billa Vera p Simon Wilmer foreman And the afd Martha Tippett in her proper person comes and Saith that She Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So her brought Nor but that She is guilty of Commiting fornication with A Negro Man and therby begett her with Child as 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 the nineteenth day of Said Month Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty Three That the afd Martha Tippett Serve the Space of Seven Years to the use of Kent County for her Committing the offence afd in form afd Confest and also pay the Sum of two hundred and Sixteen pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk
Parish in the County afd Spinster if She Should be found in his bailiwick and her Safe keep So that he 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 was in our Said Court for Committing fornication with a person unknown and did permit the Same unknown person to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to begitt two bastard Children &c.a And that the Same Sherrif have at the Said Court the Same Writ &c.a |
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