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to the Jurors afd unknown 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 Child on the body of her the Same Rebecca 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 Governm.t and against the form of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided T ffrancis Cler. pac. And the afd Rebecca Hurt in her proper person Comes and Saith that She Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against her brought nor but that She is guilty of the premises above upon her imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged here viz at the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in June being the Seventeenth day of Said Month Anno Dom One Thousand Seven hundred and twenty Nine That the afd Rebeccah Hurt pay the Sume of thirty Shillings Current money Debt according to Act of Assembly in Such Case made & provided ^her by afd^ And also pay the Sume of two hundred Seventy Six pounds of Tobacco Costs Accruing on the premises afd to the officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk Ordered by the Court here that the Said Rebeccah prove the begett.r on Oath On w.ch She being Sworn Saith that a Certain Ephraim Gilbert is the begett.r of the base born child in the afd Indictm.t mentioned Ordered by the Court here that Joseph Young Gent high Sherf of Same Co.ty keep the afd Rebeccah Hurt in Safe Custody untill the fine and fees afd Shall be paid Ordered by the Court here that Warr.t be made out to take the afd Ephraim Gilbert to answ.r unto the Crime afd &c.a Ordered by the Court here that M.r Tench Francis Clerk of the Indictm.ts of this Court Draw an Information ag.t the said Said Ephraim on acc.t of the base born Child afd
associates his s.d Lordships Justices of the same County Court to wit at Chester Town in the afd County the eighteenth day of June Anno Domini seventeen hundred and twenty eight and for the same Lord Propry doth give the Court here to understand and be informed that John Alexander of Shrewsbury parish in Kent County afd Planter the first day of November Anno Dom |
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