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14 June Court 1716 William Frisby Gent~ high Sherf of Said County take the afd Eliza Poulson to the whyping Post and there to receive as in the Judgment afd and then to bring her into Court againe &ca. After which the Same day last mentioned Came the afd Sherf & made return of his Said precept in all things Served and Executed pr Wm Ffrisby Sher ordered that the Said Eliza Poulson at the Expiration of her time She Serve her afd Master Mr Thomas Bowne three Months it being what the - Court adjuges her part for losse time trouble & disgrace of her Master house &ca ordered by this Court that the Sd Eliza Poulson return to her Masters - Service againe &ca Jams Smith Clk
ordered by the Court here that the Same be discharged John Underhill Junior afd his recognizance being taken in the Sume of twenty pounds Sterlign for His appearance to this Court & to Answer what Should be objected against him on his Said Lord Ships behalfe and in the mean time he was to be of good behaviour &ca And no person Shewing any cause why the Same Should not be discharged This Court here discharges the Same also John Underhill Senr. at the Same time as afd Entred into recognize for the appce. of the afd Jno Underhill Junr. in the Sume afd to answr. as afd & to be of good behaviour as afd. This Court here discharges the Same~ The afd John Underhill Junr. being charged wth Committing fornication with a Certain Elizabeth Poulson as In the Record of the proceedings afd agst the afd Eliza. may appeare &ca. and now at this Court the afd John in his proper person appears to the Same and Submits to the Court and Saith that he cannot gainsay but that he did Committ fornication with the afd Eliza. Poulson and that he might be the person that begott her with child. Therefore it is Considered by the Court here viz this nineteenth day of June Anno Domi 1716 That the afd John Underhill Junior be taken to the whyping Post and receive on his bare back fifteen lashes till the blood appeare for Committing fornication as afd and also pay the Sume of Three hundred & five pounds of Tobacco Cost arriseing on the premises afd It |
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