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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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454                                            November Court 1733

fornication with Rachel Dowlin and then and there did begett a bastard Child on the body of the SAme
Rachel 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 proprietary his Good Rule and Government
and against the fform of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided  T francis Cler. pac.
Test Rachel Dowlin

    And now here at this Court to wit at Kent County at the Court House in the Town of
Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in November being the twentieth day of Said
Month Anno Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred thirty three Came the afd Ld prop.ry
for his attorney afd And prayed that the afd John Howell might to the Indictment afd
Answer and the Same  John Howell in his proper person cometh and Saith that he
Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against him brought nor but that he did
the fornication afd 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 afd
the Same day and year last mentioned  That the afd John Howell be find the Sum of thirty
Shillings Current money of the province afd to the use of the afd County according to Act of
Assembly in Such case lately made and provided &c.a  Also it is Considered by the
Same Justices That the afd John Howell pay the Sum of two hundred Eighty Six pounds of
Tobacco Costs accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court &c.a

    Ordered by this Court here that fine afd be Delivered the Sherrif accordingly afterwards
to wit the Same day last mentioned came John Gresham Gentl Sherriff of Said County and
acknowledged that he had Paid the ffine afd

T. f.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Pharo Mingo
 Kent County in Maryland Came before me Henry Evans Gentl.
one of the right Hon.rble his Lordships the lord prop.ry his Justices
of the peace for the County afd assigned Pharo Mingo of Kent County
Labourer and acknowledged himself Indebted to the Right Hon.rble
the Lord prop.ry of the province afd in the Sum of tenn pounds
Sterling to be made & Leveyed on his body goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements Conditionally
to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors Conditionally That if the afd Pharo
Mingo Shall not make his personall appearance at the next Court to be held for Said County
On the third tuesday in November then next ensuing at the County Court House to Answer
unto what Shall be objected against him for feloniously Stealing one Pen knife and
pare of buttons the goods and Chattles of a Certain John Gelleylean and in the mean
time he is to be of good behaviour        wherewith he Acknowledges himself Content
Likewise at the Same time Came Daniel Ferrill and Thomas Mahawn both of Kent County
Planters and present in their proper persons before me And Acknowledged themselves
Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry of the Province afd in The Sum of five
pounds Sterling Each to be made and Leveyed on their bodys goods and Chattles Lands
and Tenements to the use of his SAid Lordship his heirs and Successors in the Sum
afd Conditionally that if the afd Pharo Mingo Shall not make his personall appearance
at the next Court to be held for Said County at the Court House on the third
tuesday in November then next ensuing to answer unto a Certain Fellony for
Stealing one pen knife and on pare of buttons the goods and Chattles of a Certain
John Gelleylean and in the mean time he is to be of Good behaviour wherewith
they Acknowledge themselves Each of them to be Content &c.a
In Testimony whereof I have Sett my hand and Seall this Eleventh day of Octo.r
1733                                                                                Henry Evans

    Also at the Same time afd came John Gelleylean before men and in his
proper person acknowledged himself Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the
Lord proprietarie of the province in the Sum of ten pounds Sterling to be made





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