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November Court 1728
this part prosecuteth doth come here into Kent County Court before W.m Frisby Esq.r and his Associates his Lordships Justices of the same County Court to wit at Chester Town in the afd county the ninteenth day of Nov.r Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty & Eight And for the same Lord prop.ry doth give the Court here to Understand & be informed that John James of S.t pauls Parish in the County afd planter the tenth day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty and Eight at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ Adultery with a Certain Mary Jones And then & there did begett a bastard Child on the body of her the same Mary to the high Displasure of Almighty God to the evil example of all others in such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the said Lord prop.ry that now is his good rule & Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in such Case lately made and provided wherefore the afd Attorney prayeth the peace of the Court here in the premisses for the said Lord prop.ry and due process of Law against the afd John James in this part to ^Isue to^ Answer unto the said Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a T Francis Cler. pac. Also if the afd John in his proper person Comes and Defends the force & injury upon &c he did saith that he cannot gainsay the afd Information so as afd against him brought nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by the afd Information It is alledged And thereupon Submitts to the Court Therefore |
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