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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 264b   View pdf image
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             March Court       1724                    264
       Upon the petition of Samuel Merchament for to have his son William Merchament Cryer of the County
       Court of Somersett in his Stead the said William Merchament is approved of he takeing the Oaths appointed
       to the Government and subscribing the Oath of abjuration & teste thereupon the said William Merchemt
       tooke ye Oaths appointed & subscribed the Oath of abjuration and test &c


His Lordship
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Elianor Collins
 We of the ^Jury^ doe Present Elenor Collins of Coventry Parish Spinster that about the
5.th day of July in 1724 was delivered of a bastard Child &c     John Scott foreman
Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he should take the said
Elenor Collins of Coventry Parish Spinster if she shall be found in his Bailywick and her should safe Keep so
that you he might have her body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somersett to be held at
Dividing Creek the third tuesday of March then next to answer unto his said Lordship Concerning a Certain
Presentment against her found &c and that thereof he should not fail &c
          Att which said third tuesday of March to witt the Sixteenth day of the Same month ann Dom one thousand
seven hundred and Twenty four being the day of the Return of the Said Writt Cometh the Sherr of Somersett
County to whom the foregoeing Writt was directed and makes return thereof to the Court here Endorsed in these
words following vizt         Cepi Corpus P Jos: MccClester Sherr
          Whereupon the said Elianor Collins in her own proper person appears and being sett to the
bar (Presentm.t Read) pleads guilty and makes Oath On the holy Evangelist of almighty God that a Certaine
Abrahom Dickenson is the begetter of the Child she stands presented for but hath not wherewithall to pay
her fine for the fact afd                                       Wherefore it is Considered by the Court that the said
Elianor Collins be whipt at the publick whiping post with fifteen Lashes on the bare back well Laid on untill
the Blood appear and as to the Corporall Punishm.t Command is given to the Sherr of Somersett County that
he doe thereof Immediate Execution according to the Judgm.t afd Rendered by whiping the afd Elianor Collins
at the Publick whiping post with fifteen Lashes on the bear Back well Laid on untill the blood appear
and afterwards in the same Court the Sherr Return's that he has done the Execution of the Judgm.t as afd as
to the Corporall Punishm.t afd he was Commanded   Whereupon it ^is^ further Ordered by the Court that the
said Elianor Collins return whome to her service and when her New Servitude Expired to serve her Master
William Adams Eightfour full months to Commence at the End of her servitude afd it being adjudged full
satisfaction (by the Court) for all trouble Charge and Loss of time by means of her having a bastard Child
afd and at ye Expiration of her Servitude her said Master is Oblidged by Law to return her to the
County Court of Somersett or Sher of the County to reemburst what tobacco they were Oblidged to pay for
her &c


The same
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Mary Perdue
 We of the Jury doe Present Mary Perdue of Stepney Parish Spinster that

about the tenth day of October in 1724 was delivered of a bastard Child &c
                        Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somersett that he should take the
said Mary Perdue of Stepney Parish Spinster if she should be found in his Bailywick and her safe
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
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