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161 County afd Spinster the tenth day of Novemr. in the year of Our LordChrist Seventeen hundred thirty & eight at the parish afd in the County afd and within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Commit fornication with a certain Person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permitt the same unknown person then & there to have carnall knowledge of her body & to begett then & there a Bastard child on the body of her the same Mary to the high displeasure of Almighty God to the Evil Example of all others in such case offending and against the peace of the same Lord propry his good rule & Government and Contrary to the form of the act of assembly in such case made and provided &ca. D Dulany pr Don. propry On the back of the afd Indictment was Indorsed as fol. Vizt Billa Vera Matthew Howard foremn And now here to wit at Kent County Court at the Court house in the Town of Chester in said County on the third tuesday of June being the nineteenth day of said month in the year of Our Lord seventeen hundred thirty & nine Cometh the afd Lord propry by his Attorney afd and prayeth that the afd Mary to the Indictmt. afd may answer And the afd Mary in her proper person comes and defends the force & injury when &c And saith that she cannot gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against her brought nor can she say but that she afd above Upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictmt. it is alledged And thereof Submitts to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at Kent County Court at the Court house in the Town of Chester in said County on the third tuesday of June being the nineteenth day of said month in the year of Our Lord seventeen hundred thirty & nine that the afd Mary pay the sum of thirty shill. current money of Maryland as a fine for Committing the fornication afd According to Act of Assembly &c Also it is Considered by the Justices afd at the time & place afd that the said Mary pay the sum of four hundred & nine pounds of tobacco costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the Severall Officers of this Court &c Jams Smith Cl. |
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