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August Court 1733 day of Said Month Anno Dom. one Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three Being the day of return of Said Writt Came John Gresham Gentl. Sherrif of Said County and made return to the Court here thereof endorsed as foll. Viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sheriff Kent County fs The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for Kent County afd upon their oath present that Sarah Lewis late of S.t Pauls Parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred thirty and two at the parish afd in the County afd within 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 bdy and to be beget then and there a bastard Child on the body of her the Same Sarah to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to the Evil Example of all others in Such Case of offending Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and Governm.t and against the form of the Act of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided T francis Test Thomas Mahawn The Same Indictment was endorsed as foll. viz.t Billa Vera William Blackston foreman At the third tuesday in June being the nineteenth day of Said Month Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred the afd Indictment being found against the afd Sarah Lewis And at the Same Court is Cont.d untill the third tuesday in August then next ensuing Att which Said third tuesday in August being the twenty first day of Said Month Anno Dom. One thousand Seven hundred thirty and three Came the afd Sarah Lewis in her proper person and Saith that She cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against her brought nor Can She Say 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 the Same day and year last mentioned that the afd Sarah Lewis pay the sum of thirty Shillings Current money as a fine to the use of the afd County for Comiting the fornication afd in form afd Confest as also pay the Sum of two hundred forty three pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Ordered to give Surety for fees accrueing on the premisses afd Thereupon Samuel Gooding of Kent County planter present in Court in his proper person do come and acknowledges himself |
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