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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
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                 March Court               1723            144
His Lordship
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Ann Wheely
 Somersett County fs:     The Jurors for his Lordship Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the province
of maryland &c for the body of Somersett County upon their Oath do present that Ann Whely of Coventry
parish in the County afd Spinster for that the said Ann Whely the fear of God before her Eyes not haveing but
         being seduced and Led away by the Instigation of the Devill the seventh day of July ann Dom seventeen hundred
hundred and twenty two at the parish and County afd did Committ fornication with a Certain Edward Chapman by
reason whereof the said Ann Whely the seventh day of aprill ann Dom seventeen hundred & twenty three at the
parish and County afd was delivered of a bastard Child against the peace &c and against the form of an act of assembly
of this province Now in force in such Case made & provided &c          Tazewell Cler Indictmts
             One the back of the foregoeing Bill of Indictm.t it was thus Endorst viz.t Billa Vera Ja Mackmorie Foreman
Thereupon Command was Given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he should take the said Ann Whely if &c to
answer &c  And now hereafterwards to witt this seventeenth day of March ann Dom one thousand seven hundred &
twenty three Comes the said Ann Wheley and being by the sherr sett to the Barr is thereupon Instantly demanded
how she would acquitt herselfe of the premisses afd above Imposed upon her says that of the premisses afd upon her
Imposed she is guilty thereof and submitts to the Mercy of the Court and makes Oath that a Certain Edward Chapman is
the begetter of the Child she stands indicted for   But hath not wherewithall to pay her fine for the fact afd &c
             Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the said Ann Wheely be whipt at the publick whiping post
with twelve Lashes on the Bear Back well Laid on untill the Blood appear for the fact afd & that she be taken &c
and thereupon as to the Corporall punishm.t afd Command is given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he doe thereof
Immediate Execution according to the Judgmt afd Rendered by Whiping the afd Ann Whely at the publick whiping post
with twelve Lashes on the bear back well Laid on untill the Blood appear and afterwards in the same Court the
Sherr returns that he has done the Execution of the Judgm.t afd as to the Corporall punishm.t afd he was Commanded thereupon
the said Ann Whely is discharged from the Indictm.t afd she giving security for paymt of the severall officers
their fees by occasion of the premisses afd  Whereupon a Certain John Perkins of Somersett County present here in Cort
undertakes for the said Ann Whely and acknowledged himselfe to owe & stand Justly Indebted unto the said Lord
proprietary his heirs & successors in ten pounds Currt money to be Levied &c  In Case he doth not pay unto the sever^all^ officers
their fees due by occasion of the premisses afd &c


His Lordship
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Edward Chapman
 Somersett County fs:    The Jurors for his Lordship the Right honourable the Lord proprietary of

this province that Now is for the body of Somersett County upon their Oath do present that Edward
                    Chapman Late of Coventry parish in the County of Somersett Bricklayer the seventh ^day^ of July ann Dom
One thousand seven hundred and twenty two at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court the
fear of God before his Eyes not having but being seduced and Inticed by the Instigation of the devill fornication did
Committ with a Certain Ann Whely and then & there had Carnall Knowledge of her body and on the Body of the Said Ann
Whely did begett a bastard Child against the form of an act of assembly of this province in such Case made & provided
and against the peace &c and the good rule & Government of the Lord propry &c Tazewell Cler Indictmts
On the Back of the foregoeing Bill of Indictmt it was thus Endorst vizt Billa vera Jas: Mackmorie foreman
                                                                                                                                     (thereupon)


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