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taken for the appearance of the afd John John Underhill Sen.r his Recognizance taken the fourteenth day of Janry last in the Sume of Twenty Pounds money of Great Brittaine to be . paid to his Majtie &ca. to be Leaveyed on his &ca. if in Case the afd John Underhill Junior did not make his personall appearance at this Court to Answer unto all Such things as Should be objected against him on Account of a Certain Elizabeth Poulson Chargeing him on Oath before him for begitting a base Child on her body. This Court here discharges the Same Recognizance &ca. The Grand Jury haveing Prsented the Sd John for Committing fornicati: :on w.th a Certain Eliz Poulson w:ch prsentm.t was by John Johnson Clarke of the Indictments framed into a bill w.ch followeth viz.t Kent County Maryland Ss The Jurors for our Sovereigne Lord the King that now is and the body of Kent County that now is upon their Oath do prsent that John Underhill Jun.r of Worton hundred in the County afd Labourer the first day of March in the year of our Lord one Thou: :sand Seven hundred and fourteen at Worton hundred aforesd in the . County afd & within the Jurisdiccõn of this Court the fear of God before his eyes not haveing but by the Instigation of the Devil did Comit fornication with a Certain Elizabeth Poulson & did thereby begett a base Child on the body of the Said Elizabeth to the high Displeasure of Almighty God against the peace of our Sovereigne Lord the King that now is his Crown and Dignity and against the forme of an |
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