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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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554                                    August Court 1734

and now here at the third tuesday in August the same court last mentioned came the
afd Joan Edwards and appeared and prayed her suretys recognizance for her appearance
might be discharged ordered by the court here that the same recognizance
be discharged as prayed Charles Smith afd his recognizance taken as afd his
recognizance taken for the appearance of the afd Joan Edwards is by this court
here discharged there being no cause Shewn in the contrary

    The Examination upon oath of Joan Edwards saith that she is with Child to
Thomas Martin and the deponant saith that he is the begitter and no other taken
before me this first day of July 1734                    Ebenz Blackiston

    Thereupon this court orders that Tench Francis Clk of the Indictments
of this court exhibits an Information against the afd Thomas Martin and
the afd complaint After which came the afd Attorney for his Lordship
and exhibits the Information on the same which is as followeth viz.t

    Kent County fs.t  Be it remembred that Tench Francis Gent. attorney of the right
honourable the Lord proprietary that now is who for the same Lord proprietary in this
part prosecuteth doth come here into the County Court of the same Lord proprietary
held for Kent County afd to wit at Chester Town in the County afd the twentieth day
of August Anno Domini seventeen hundred and thirty four before James Harris
Esq.r and his associates the said Lord proprietary his Justices of the same County Court
and for the same Lord proprietary doth give the same Justices here to understand and be
informed that Thomas Martin late of S.t pauls parish in the County afd planter the tenth
day of June Anno Domini seventeen hundred and thirty three at the parish afd in the Court
afd within the Jurisdicion of this court did commit fornication with a certain Joan Edwards and
of her body then and there had carnal knowledge and bastard child on the body of her the same Joan
then and there did beget 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
against the form of the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided &c.a  Wherefore the same
attorney of the said Lord proprietary for the same Lord proprietary prayeth the advice of the Court
here in the premisses and that due process of Law in this part against the afd Thomas may be made
to answer unto the said Lord proprietary of and upon the premisses &c.a    T francis

    And the same Thomas in his proper person comes and defends the force and injury entered
and saith he is in no sort guilty of the premisses above upon him imposed and the same
puts himself on the Country            Martin in propriea persona

    After which came into court the afd Thomas Martin and saith that notwithstanding the
averment afd he comes and withdraws his plea afd And now saith that he cannot
gainsay the Information as above suggeted but that he is guilty of the fornication
as by the afd Information 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 Chester
in said County on the third tuesday in August being the twentieth day of said Month Anno
Dom. one thousand seven hundred and thirty four  That the same Thomas Martin to receive
on his bare back twenty one Lashes well laid on his bare back tell the blood appear
as a punishment for commiting the fornication afd in form afd confest and also pay
the sum of five hundred and eight pounds of Tobacco cost accrueing on the premisses
afd to the officers of this Court                    It is also Considered by the Court on the day
and year last mentioned that the sherf of Kent County take the afd Thomas Martin into his
custody and execute the punishment in the Judgment afd specified and should take
him into court againe of which precept John Gresham Gent. Sher. of Kent County make
return that he had Executed the punishment in the Judgment specified
                                                                                                        p Jn.o Gresham



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