Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0389 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Regina	\| August Court 1704
a^t	\| Kent Ss)
Eliz^th. Roberts	\| the Jurors for our Soveraigne Ladÿ y^e Queen y^t now is for y^e bodÿ
	\| of S^d Countÿ upon their oathes Doe p^rsent Eliz^th Roberts als
	\| Dicts Eliz^th Rob^ts. of y^e Same Countÿ Spinster y^e wife of William
	Roberts of y^e Same Countÿ fo^r y^t She y^e S^d Eliz^th att Creecke hundred in S^d

        Countÿ w^thin y^e Jurisdiction of this Court on y^e first Daÿ of Aug^t anno Dñi
        1703 y^e fear of god before her E&#es not haveing but being lead bÿ the
        Jurisdiction of y^e Devill Did Cõmitt y^e wicked and haÿneous Sin^e of adull=
       =terÿ w^th Thomas Lewis of y^e Same Countÿ to y^e great Scandall of Christian
        Religion & Contrarÿ to y^e laws in Such Cases Made & provided.
       Wittnesses                                                    Earle p^r Dña Regina
       Rob^t Dunn &c^a
        Which bill was Endorsed on y^e back Side billa vera W^m. Comegÿs foremⁿ
        and ven^e fa: haveing Issued y^e S^d Eliz^th appears, and Submitts to y^e
        Court, It is therefore Considered here bÿ y^e Court y^t y^e S^d Eliz^th be fin’d
        to her S^d majestie in y^e Sum^e of twentÿ Shillings as allsoe to ~~y^e~~ paÿ y^e
        ffees accrewing to y^e officers of his Court — y^e S^d Roberts is bd p^r recõg

D^o	\| in tenn pds Ster^g to appr att next Court
a^t	\| Kent Ss)/
Tho: Lewis	\| The Jurors for our Soveraigne Ladÿ y^e Queen y^t now is for y^e bodÿ
Jun^r	\| of Kent Countÿ upon their oathes Doe p^rsent Thomas Lewis als Dicts
	Thomas Lewis Jun^r. of Kent Countÿ plantr fo^r y^t he y^e S^d Tho: y^e first Daÿ

        of August anno Dñi 1703 being y^e Lords Daÿ Comõnlÿ Called Sundaÿ at Swan
        Creek hundred in Kent Countÿ withine y^e Jurisdiction of this Court y^e S^d
        Lords Daÿ Did p^rphane bÿ Lewed, wicket & obscene behaviour to y^e Scand=
       :all of Christian Religion ag^t y^e peace of our S^d Ladÿ y^e Queen and ag^t y^e
        form of y^e act of assemblÿ in y^t Case made & provided
        Which S^d bill was Endorsed w^th these words on y^e back Side billa vera
        John Davis foreman,
        and a ven^e fa: haveing Issued a^t y^e S^d Thomas, he now appears & —
       Submitts to y^e Court, and is thereupon fined, which he paÿs to M^r: King
       and y^e S^d King assumes to paÿ ~~y^e S^d~~ y^e officers fees for S^d Thomas ——

D^o	\|
a^t	\| The aboves^d Thomas being p^rsented & a bill found a^t him bÿ y^e Grand
D^o	\| Jurÿ fo^r Comitting fornication w^th a Certaine Elizabeth Roberts —
	\| the Thomas Comes into Court and Submitts to y^e Court upon y^e Same Indictm^ts
	and thereupon is fined as above S^d, & y^e above S^d M^r. King assumes y^e
	paÿm^t of y^e ffees accrewing ——

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D^o	\| Kent Ss)
a^t	\| The Jurors for our Soveraigne Ladÿ y^e Queen y^t now is fo^r y^e bodÿ
George Smith	\| of Kent Countÿ upon their oathes Doe p^rsent Doe p^rsent
	\| George Smith als Dicts Geo: Smith

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