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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 265   View pdf image
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       March Court              1724                               265
Keep so that he might have her body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somersett
the third tuesday of March then next to answer unto his ^said^ Lordship Concerning a Certain Presentm.t 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 Maketh return thereof to the
Court here Endorsed in these words following vizt      Cepi Corpus P Jos: MccClester Sherr

             Whereupon the said Mary Perdue in her own proper person appears and being sett
to the barr (Presentm.t Read) pleads guilty and submitts to the Mercy of the Court and makes oath
that a Certain John Howard is the begetter of the Child she stands presented for and is willing to
make fine to the Lord proprietary for the fact afd

             Wherefore it is Considered by the Court that the said Mary Perdue be fined to his
said Lordship the sum of thirty Shillings for the ^fact afd toward the^ defraying of the County Charge which fine is paid to Capt
John Jones for the use of the County afd thereupon the said Mary Perdue is discharged she first
giveing security for paym.t of their severall Officers their Fees accrued on the premisses afd
Whereupon a Certain Levin Gale of Somersett County Gent present here in Court undertakes for the
said Mary Perdue to pay the severall officers their Fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd &c


The same
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Jane Nutt
 We of the Jury doe present Jane Nutt Spinster of Stepney parish for Baring a bastard Child

on or about the 9.th day of this Instant Novem 1724    John Scott foreman
                      Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he should take
       the said Jane Nutt Spinster of Stepney Parish if she shoul^d^ be found in his Bailywick and her should
       safe Keep so that he might have her body before the Justices of his Lordship's County Court of Somersett
       the third tuesday of March then Next at Dividing Creek to answer unto his said Lordship Concerning
       a Certain Presentm.t 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 said
       Sherr of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed and maketh Return thereof Endorsed
       in these words following viz.t         Cepi Corpus P Jos: MccClester Sher
                Whereupon the said Jane Nutt in her Own proper person appears and being sett to the
       barr (presentm.t Read) pleads Guilty and makes Oath that a Certain Joseph Payvey is the begetter of
       the Child she stands presented for but hath not wherewith all to pay her fine for the fact afd
                            Wherefore it is Considered by the Court that the said Jane Nutt be whipt at the publick
       whiping post with fifteen Lashes on the bear Back well Laid on untill the blood appear and as to the
                                                                                                                                        (Corporall)



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