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June Court
1724
209 a Chast person of his Lordships the Right honourable the Lord proprietarys province of Maryland and as such from the time of his Nativity hitherto hath behaved and demeaned herselfe by reason whereof she hath deservedly had & obtained the Love good will and affection of all her Neighbours and Other Inhabitants of this province to whom she is acquainted and Known and without any fornication adultery or any such Wicked and base Crime and without any the Least suspition of the same hath hitherto Kept and preserved herselfe free Clear and unattainted Nevertheless the said George being not Ignorant of the premises but Envying the happy Estate and Condition of the said Sarah Malitiously plotting and fraudulently Intending the said Sarah not only into great trouble and Infamy to bring but also Innocently to Cause her to be brought into danger of forfeiting six hundred pounds of tobacco or suffering Corporall punishm.t the day of November ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty three at Stepney Parish afd in the County of Somersett afd w.thin the Jurisdiction of this Court these false feigned Infamous scandelous and opprobrious words following of her the said Sarah having Communication and Speech Concering her the said Sarah falcely and Malitiously did assert rehearse Pronounce publish assert and speak with an audible voice vizt (meaning himselfe the said George) have Lay'n with Sarah White often or severall times and the said George then being askt by a Certain William White what has meant by so saying did further Malitiously and falcely then and there speak and assert the words following (by God I have fuckt her which words as as much as if he had said I have had Carnall Knowledge of the Body of the said Sarah White and are so Generally understood by acceptation of all persons by reason of the speaking affirming Publishing and declareing of which falce Infamous scandelous and opprobrious words the said Sarah not only in her good Name fame Cred.ts Estimation and repute afd is very much hurt but also sundry sums of money and tobacco for vindication of her Character in is forced to Expend whereupon the said Sarah saith she is worse and hath damage to the value of fifty pounds Curr.t money of maryland and thereupon he Brings suite &c Pledges dep Jno Doe Richd Roe Whereupon the said George Gurley in his own proper person appears and thereupon the said George Gurley at the prayer of the plfts ^Procheim amy^ attorney afd is adjudged to give Speciall Bail to the action afd but for want thereof the said George Gurley is Committed into the Custody of the sherr of Somersett County there to remaine &c the said sherr present here in Court took Charge of the said George Gurley accordingly &c thereupon day is given unto the said George Gurley in Custody as afd untill next Court and the same day is given to the plft also Att which said Next Court to witt Ninteenth day of June ann Dom one thousand seven hundred and twenty three four Comes againe as well the said plft by her attorney ^Procheim amy^ afd as the said George Gurley in Custody as afd by George Dashiell his attorney and the said George Gurley in Custody as afd by his said attorney says that he Cannot gainsay the plft her action afd so as afd against him brought nor Can he say but that the said plft ought to recover her damages by occasion of the premisses (afd) |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
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