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Novembr Court 1719 349 a certain Mary Neale and thereby did begett a Child on the body of the Said Mary Neale to the High displeasure of Almighty God to the evill and pernicious example of Others against the peace of our Said Lord Propry his rule and dignity and against the forme of an Act of Assembly of this Province now in force in Such Case D Macbride p Dnõ propre on the back of the preceeding Indictment was Endorsed as folls vizt. Billa Vera pr Francis Barney foreman and the afd Anthony Debruler comes and defends the force and injuyr when &ca. And Says he is not guilty of the premises afd and for tryal puts himselfe on the Country and prays leave to Answer hereunto untill the next Court and he hath the Same time is given to the Ld Proprietarie also And the person prosecuter for his Ld Ship Says he is guilty as afd alledged Att which Said next Court to wit the 18th day of August Anno Domi 1719 comes again as well his Said Ld Ship by his attry afd as the Sd Antho In his proper person who prays that the afd cause may be further Continu’d untill next Court which he hath and the Same day is given his Ld Ship also Att which Said next Court to wit the 19th day of November Anno Dom 1719 comes again as well his Said Lord Ship by his Clarke of Indictments afd as also the afd Anthony Debruler in his proper person as before defends the force and Injury when &ca. And Says that he Cannot gainsay the Premises afd So as afd agst him layd nor can he Say but that he is guilty of the fornication afd with the afd Mary Neale and is willing that Judgmt. Should be Entered agst him for his fine thereon accruing as also other Cost and charges thereon arriseing Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the 19th day of Novembr Anno Domi 1719 afd That the afd Anthony Debruler pay the Sume of Thirty Shills Currant money his fine for Committing fornication as afd in forme afd Confessed and also pay the Sume of four hundred Sixty five pounds of Tobacco Costs by the Court here adjudged accruing on the premises afd ordered by the Court the fine afd be dd the Sherf Kent County wch was accordinly done ordered By the Court here that the afd Anthony Debruler pay the person at Whose house the Said Mary^Nealelay Inn the Sume of two hundred pounds of Tobo it being adjudged his part for trouble & disgrace and Charges in bring :in her to bead ordered by the Court here that the afd Anthony Debruler pay the Said Mary Neale the Sume of Three hundred & Twenty pds Tobo it being adjudged his part to pay for keeping the Child was dd of ye afd Mary ye time the Same Lived Jams Smith Clk |
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