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[17]8 Condition to this recognizance that the afd Benjamin makes his personall Appearance before the Justices of Our next County Court to be held for this County on the third tuesday of August next then & there to give in Evidence in behalf of his Lordship against the afd William Graves Then this recognizance to be Void Else to remain in full force in Law
Lord seventeen hundred thirty & nine cometh the afd William in & his Suretys his proper person and prayeth that his ^ recognizance taken as afd for his Appearance to this Court may be Discharged Ordered by this Court here that William Graves & Richard Gresham their recognizances taken as afd be Discharged as prayed William Graves & Richard Gresham their recognizances taken as afd is by this Court here Discharged their being no cause shewn to the Contrary
Kent County fst The Jurors for the right honourable the Lord propry that now is for the body of Kent County afd upon their Oath do present that Ann Farthing late of Kent County Spinster on the first day of May Anno Dom. seventeen hundred and thirty eight at the County afd fornication with a Certain Negro man to the Jurors unknown did Committ & the same Negro man then & there did permitt to have carnall knowledge of her body and then and there to begett on her a Bastard Mollatto child against the peace &c And against the form of the Act of Assembly in such case made and Provided J George On |
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