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His Matie agt                     the Defend^t being by Recognizance bound to

Jn^o Taylor }                  app^a this Court was this day Calld three times

~ ~ ~ ~                         as also his Securities Isaac Horsey & Jn^o Roach

Junio^r but no appearance being made. This Court Ordered that

Prosess issue forth agt the sd Taylor to answer unto our Soveraign

Lord the King &ca. The form of the Writt as followeth //

Maryland Ss // the abovesd should been entered in Novemb^r Crt proceeding

                            the 15^th day an^o 1695 at a Court then [&n]

William the third by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland

King Defender of the faith &ca. to the Sheriff of Somerset County Greeting wee

Comand y^w that y^w take Jn^o Taylor if he shall be found in y^r Balywick

& him Safe keep so that y^w have his body before the Justices of our County

Court to be held at Deviding Creek the Second Tuesday of Jan^ry next to answer

what shall be objected agt him on behalf of o^r Soveraign Lord the King

hereof fail not at y^r peril & have y^w there this Writt Wittness ffrancis

Jenckins Gent Chief Justice of our sd Court the 19^th day of 9ber in

the 7^th year of o^r Reign &ca Annoq Domini 1695

                     ❂                                                                               J. West Clr

The foresd Writt was returned as followeth viz

              Cepi ) p^r William Boseman Sub Sher.

His Matie Contra          The sd Dfend^t bound p^r Recognizance

Chr. ffoster — }         this day appeared & then was read

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~             this following Indictm^t viz

Somerset County Ss //

The Grand Jury for the body of this County , on their Oaths doe

present Christopher ffoster, for that the sd Christopher not having

the fear of God before his eyes but moved by y^e Instigation of y^e

devil hath Cohabited with one Ide Banister, and with her hath

Comitted ffornication Contrary to the Peace & agt the Act of Assembly

in that Case Provided. Dent Clk p^rsentm^ts

Evid ffra Jenkins

        The Indictm^t being read, with their former Examinations &ca

        the Courts judgm^t is the Dft is guilty, & for want of good

        Security for y^e Kings ffines &ca the Court awards Corporall

        punishm^t (viz) to sd Christopher fifteen lashes on his bare

        back well laid on, which p^r sher was Exted as p^r Ord &ca.

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His Matie Contra          Somerset County Ss //

Ide Banister     }            The Grand Jury for the body of this County

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~            on their Oaths doe present Ide Banister

for that the Said Ide not having the fear of God before her

eyes but moved by the instigation of the devil hath Cohabited

with one Christopher ffoster, and with him hath Comitted fornic

ation Contrary to the Peace & agt the Act of Assembly in that

Case made & provided &ca. Dent Clk p^rsentm^ts

Evid. ffrancis Jenckins // The indictm^t read the Court Ordered sd Dft

        Ten lashes on her bare back well laid on. Executed //