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350 Novembr. Court 1719
Seven hundred and Seventeen at South Sassafras Lower hundred afd in the County afd and within the Jurisdiciõn of this Court the fear of God before his Eyes not having but by the Instigation of the Devill being led did Committ fornication with a Certain Mary Jackson and thereby did begitt a Child on the body of the Sd Mary Jackson to the high displeasure of Almighty God to the evill & pernicious example of others against the peace of our Said Lord Proprietarie his rule and dignity & against the forme of an Act of Assembly of this Province now in force in Such Case made and Provided DMacbride pr Dño proprie on the back of the preceeding Indictmt was Endorst as folls to wit Billa Vera pr Francis Barney foreman and the afd John Porter comes and defends the force and injury when &ca. And Says that he Cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against him nor can he Say but that he is guilty of Committing the fornication in the afd Indictment with the afd Mary Jackson and thereon Submitts himself to the Court and is willing that Judgment Should be Entered for his fine for his Committing the offence afd as also all Costs and Charges thereon accruing Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the 19th day of Novembr Anno Domi 1719 That the afd John Porter pay the Sume of Thirty Shills Currant money for his fine for Committing fornication as afd in forme afd Confessed as also the Sume of four hundred and thirteen pounds of Tobacco by the Court here adjudged for his Costs and charges on the premises afd ordered by the Court here that the fine afd be Delivered the Sherf of Kent County which was Accordingly done by the assumn of Nathl Pearce ordered by the Court here that there be payd to the afd Mary Jackson the Sume of two hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco by the afd John Porter it being adjudged his part or halfe the Charge the afd Mary was at |
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