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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1716-1718
Volume 767, Page 282   View pdf image
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                                           November Court 1717                             282
   His Lordship | Maryland Kent Co: Ss The Jurors for the Hon.bleLord
           at | propr. & the body of Kent County on their Oath do
   Mary Hussey — | present that Mary Hussey late of worton Parish
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | in the County afd Spinster Servt. to William Woodland
   the first day of June in the Year of our Lord 1717 at the Parish &
   County afd did Committ fornication with a certain man to ye Jurors —
   unknown to ye high displeasure of Almighty God to ye evill and
   pernicious example- of others & against the form of an Act of Assemb[:]
  :ley of this Province in Such cases made & provided &ca Johnson pr Dno prpr
    on the back of the preceeding Indictment was Endorsed as folls vizt.
   True bill pr me John Evans foureman—
     And the afd Mary being called came & in her proper person—
   appeared to the afd Indictment And plead not guilty & for tryall
   puts herselfe on ye Country    Mary Hussey pr pr .
     And he who follows for the Lord propry. in like manner Johnson—
        But the afd Mary by Thomas Bowne her attry Saith that the
   fact Committed by ye afd Mary could Not be within ye Jurisdiccon of
   this Court by reason that She was the last winter brought out of England
   as a Servant and the time that She must have Committed the afd fact
   could not be within ye Jurisdiciõn of this Court on which this Court knowing
   the Same orders that the Clerk of the Indictments Enter that the afd
   Indictment be no farther prosecuted : The afd Mr. John Johnson Clerk of the
   Indictments comes into Court and Saith that by ye directions of the Court the
   afd Indictment be no farther prosecuted
     ordered by the Court here that there by Care taken of the Child delivered
   of the afd Mary .   .   Mr. John March Saith that he will pay towards the—
   defraying the Charge of Said Child ordered that the Said Mr. John March—
   assumption be entered for what he will pay
    John Newell of Said County comes into Court and Saith that he will take the
   afd Child on the Consideration afd and keep it from any charge that may —
   accrew to the County. and Enters into Recognizance with one Surty for
   the performance thereof The afd John Newell comes into Court and acknow:
  :ledges himselfe indebted to his Lordship his heires and Successors in the Sume
   of two Thousand pounds ffive hundred pounds of Tobacco conditionally that
   if he do not keep the Same child till it comes of age from any charge that~
   may accrew to the County. .   likewise comes into Court Edward Davis of
   this County. and Acknowledges himselfe indebted to his Lordship his heires and Successors
   in the Sume of Two Thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco Conditionally that if ye.
   afd John Newell do not keep the Same child till it comes of age from any charge
   that may accrew to the County wherewith he acknowledges himselfe Content-
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