Archives of Maryland, Volume 0740, Page 0459 - Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705

                                         March 27^th: Daÿ 1705      Court
      and the Said Sher^f maketh returⁿ of S^d p^rcept Imediatelÿ and Saith y^t he hath here
      readÿ twelve &c^a as bÿ his S^d p^rcept he was Comãnded to witt , Cha^rs Wright, —
      Edward Elliot, Tho^s. Tolleÿ Edward Head, Geo^e: ffoxon, Joⁿ Loÿde, Peter Green, William
      Swettna^m Tho^s fford William Austine , Phill^p Davis Tho^s Pomeÿ, who being
      Duelÿ Ellected and Sworn to Saÿ the truth in the p^rmisses, Doe Saÿ upon their oathe
      wee of y^e Jurÿ Doe finde the Def^t. not Guiltÿ w^ch being bÿ y^e Court heard &
      fullÿ understood it is bÿ them Consid^red here, this 27^th Daÿ of March anno Dñi
      |1705| that y^e S^d Allis Bridges as to y^e Indictm^t: afs^d be Clear’d and acquited, and
      likewise Discharged bÿ y^e S^d Court from from paÿing Eith^r. Clk’s Sher^f’s or Cryer’s
      ffees

Ditto	\| Kent Countÿ} Ss)
a^t	\|in Marÿland }
Tabitha Woolfe	\| The Jur^rs 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 Tabitha Woolfe otherwise
	Called Thabatha Woolfe late of y^e Horekill in Sussex Countÿ w^thin
- - -	y^e terrÿtorÿes of y^e Province of Pÿnsÿlvania Spenster for y^t She

      the Said Tabitha Woolfe y^e fear of god before her Eÿes not haveing but being
      Seduced bÿ y^e Instigation of y^e ~~flesh~~ Devill and y^e flesh on y^e 10^th Daÿ of —
      march anno Dñi 1704 att y^e afs^d Horekills in Sussex Countÿ afs^d w^thin y^e
      Jurisdiction of this Court and att Severall other places Since in Kent Countÿ —
      afs^d and w^thin the Jurisdiction afs^d Did incontinentlÿ and Comitt ffornication
      w^th a Certain Thomas Woodall late of S^d Kent Countÿ to y^e great Scandall of xptian
      Religion and Contrary to a Certaine act of assemblÿ in y^t Case made and p^rvided
                                                                            Earle p^r Dña Regiña
       Which Said was Endorsed as falloweth Bill vera p^r W^m: Cõmegÿs foreman ——
         And hereupon y^e S^d Tabitha Woolfe Comes and app^rs: and for plea |to y^e Indic^t. afs^d)
        Saÿeth She is not Guiltÿ of things alledged ag^t her and for trÿall putts
         her Selfe upon y^e Countrÿ and he y^t p^rsecutes fo^r our Ladÿ y^e Queen in
         man^r ~      And the Issue being Joÿned Earle p^r Dña Rga
         Comãnd is Given to y^e Sher^f of Kent y^t he Imediatelÿ Cause to Come here tweve
        &c^a : and y^e Sher^f Comes and Saÿeth y^t he hath here readÿ twelve &c^a bÿ his
        S^d p^rcept he was Comãnded to witt 1 Cha^s Wright, 2 Edward 3 Tho^s Tolleÿ 4 Edw^d Head
        5 George ffoxon 6 Joⁿ Loyde 7 Peter Green 8 W^m Sweattnam 9 Tho^s fforde 10
        W^m, Austine 11 Phill^p Davis 12 Tho^s Ponneÿ~ who being Ellected Trÿed & Sw=
       : orne to Saÿ y^e truth in y^e p^rmisses Doe Saÿ upon their oathes wee of y^e Jurÿ Doe
        finde Def^t not Guiltÿ w^ch being bÿ y^e heard and fullÿ understood tis bÿ y^e Ju^ces
        here Considered this 27^th Daÿ of march anno Dña 1705 That y^e S^d Tabitha
        Woolfe as to y^e Indictm^t. afs^d Be |therefrom ) Cleared and acquited and Dis=
        charged from paÿ her ffees, y^e Queen’s att^ries ffees one Excepted ——

Regiña ——	\| The Said Anne Wright being brought before this Court
a^t	\| bÿ vertue of a warãnt Granted fo^r haveing a bace borne Child
Anne Wright	\| now app^rs and Submitts to y^e Court and maketh oath y^t a Certaine ~

Samuel Lawrence is y^e father of her bace born Child, and here upon y^e
Said Anne is ffined thirtÿ Shill^gs according to Lawe ——

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