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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1714-1716
Volume 766, Page 86   View pdf image
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                                      March Court 1714/15                                         86  
   body of Kent County upon their Oath do prsent that Mary Jones late of
   Worton Hundred in the County afd Spinster on the first day of March in the
   first year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King George of Great
   Brittaine &ca. at Worton Hundred in the County afd & within the Juris:
  :diccõn of this Court the fear of God before her eyes not haveing did -
   comitt fornication with a Certain Negro man to the Jurors unknown
   and did thereby Suffer herselfe to begott with Child to the High-
   Displeasure of Almighty God against the peace of our Sovereigne
   Lord the King that now is his Crown & Dignity & against the forme
   of an Act of Assembly of this Province now in force in Such Case
   made & Provided .    .   Johnson pr Doms Rege
   Evidence Ebenez Blackiston—
   Billa vera pr Edwd Plesto foreman——
    And the afd Mary in her Proper Person appeared to the afd
   Indictmt. and Prays that She may have an Attry. to plead for her
   Thom Bowne is ordered to be her Attry . . And now Comes the -
   afd Mary by Thomas Bowne her Attry and defends the force and —
   injury when &ca. And for Plea Saith that She is not Guilty of the -
   prmises afd and for tryal puts herselfe on the County
                                                                            T Bowne pr Deft~
    And he who Prosecutes for our Sovereigne Lord the King Says She
    is guilty .                                               Johnson pr Doms Rege ———
   Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that
   he Cause to Come here Twelve &ca. By whome &ca. Who neither &ca.
   To Reognize &ca. Because as well &ca. And the Sherf Came and
   made return of his Said precept that he had ready twelve &ca as .
   by his precept it was Commanded who being Called Likewise Came.
   viz.t John Moll Arthur Miller Samuel Thomas Thomas Jones Richd
   West George Read Daniel Cooly Sutton Burgan John Taylor John—
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