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March Court
1724
267 County that he doe thereof Immediate Execution by Whiping the afd Ann Bullingall at the Publick whiping post with fifteen Lashes on the Bare back well Laid on untill the blood appear and afterwards in the same Court the Said Sherr Returns that he has done the Execution of the Judgm.t afd as to the Corporall Punishm.t afd he was Commanded Whereupon its Ordered by the Court that ^the^ said Ann Bullingall give security for the paymt of the severall Officers their fees due by occasion of the premisses afd but for want thereof the said Ann Billingall is Committed into the Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County there to remain &c the said Sherr being present took Charge of the Said Ann Bullingall accordingly And afterwards the said Ann Bullingall being discharged from Out of Custody of the Said Sherr Comes into Court and voluntaryly and freely of her own accord binds herselfe a Servant unto a Certain John Tilman of Said County of Somersett Planter to serve him the said John Tilman his heirs and assignes in all such Imployments or Lawfull service as the Said John Tilman his heirs or assignes should Imploy her in and about the full term of time of seven years to Commence from the date of these presents In Consideration of which said service by the said Ann Bullingall the said John Tilman undertakes to pay for her unto Joseph MccClester high Sherr of the County afd the sum of twenty five pounds Curr.t money or the value thereof being in full for the said Ann Bullingalls Imprisonment fees over the pay and Likewise for fees due by Reason of her being Convict of having a bastard Child in said County of Somersett &c
Said Fran: Pointer if &c to answer &c afterwards in the same Court Comes the Said Fran: Pointer in Custody of the said ^Sherr^ into ^whose^ Custody ^before that time^ was Committed for the Cause afd and the said Fran: Pointer being by the Sherr sett to the Barr is thereupon Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the premisses afd says that of the premisses she afd was she is guilty thereof and Makes Oath that a Certain William Huttson 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 Fran: Pointer be fined to his Lordship the sum of six hundred pounds of tob.o for the fact afd to be appropriated toward the defraying of the County Charge &c Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that the said Francis Pointer give security for payment of ye fine afd & all the officers fees due by occasion of the premisses afd &c thereupon a Certain Thomas Pointer son of W.m Pointer present in Court undertakes for ye said Fran: Pointer to pay the fine afd and all the officers their fees by occasion of the premisses &c |
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