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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 47   View pdf image
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June Court            1723                          47
       Lowder ^Shiles^ of Stepney Parish if she should be found in his Baliwick and he should Safe Keep so that he might
       have her Body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Sommersett to be held at Dividing Creek in
       Sommersett County afd the third tuesday of June then next to answer unto his Lordship Concerning a Certain
       Presentm.t against her found &.c and that thereof he should not fail &.c
                            Att which Said third tuesday of June to witt the Eighteenth day of the same Month Ann Dom
       One thousand Seven hundred and twenty three Being the day of the return of the Said Writt Comes the Sherr of
       Sommersett County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed and makes return thereof to the Court here Endorst
       in these words following vizt               Cipi answers Jos: MccChester Sherr
                            Whereupon the said ^Ann Shiles^ Bridgett Lowder^ appears in her Own Proper person and
       being sett to the Barr is thereupon demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the Premisses above Imposed
       on her says that of the Premises afd above Imposed on her she is guilty thereof and submitts to
       the Mercy of the Court and is willing to pay her fine for ye fact afd                                And makes Oath that
       Timothy Bloodworth is the Father of the Child she stands Presented for
                                                       Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices afd that the said ^Ann Shiles^ Bridgett Lowder
       be fined to his Lordship the Lord Proprietary of this Province the Sum of thirty Shillings Curr.t mony
       for the fact afd thereupon the said Ann Shiles is discharged she giveing security for the paym.t of the
       fine afd and all the Officers fees that accrued by action of the Premisses afd   Whereupon a Certaine
       Merrick Ellis of Sommersett County Gent Present herein Court undertakes for the Said Ann Shiles
       to pay the fine afd and the Severall Officers their Fees that accrued by action of the Premisses afd &.c


His Lordship
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Bridgett Lowder
 Wee of the grand Jury for the Body of Sommersett County do Present Bridgett

Lowder Spinster for bearing a bastard Child the thirtieth of December Last Stepney
                              Parish John Ricketts Constable                James Rownd Foreman

              Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Sommersett County that he should take the said
          Bridgett Lowder of Stepney Parish Spinster if she should be found in his Baliwick and he
          should Safe Keep so that he might have her Body Before the Justices of his Lordships County Court
          of Sommersett the third tuesday of June then next to be held at Dividing Creek to answer unto a Certain
          Presentm.t ^against^ her found by the grant Jury &.c    and that thereof he should not fail &.c

             Att which Said third tuesday of June to witt the Eighteenth day of the same month Ann Dom
          One thousand Seven hundred and twenty three Being the day of the return of the said Writt Comes the Sherr
          of Sommersett County and makes and makes return thereof Endorst vizt Cepi answers Jos McChester sher

                         Whereupon the said Bridgett Lowder in her Own proper person appears and being sett
          to the Bar is thereupon Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the Premisses afd
          above Imposed upon her says that of the premisses afd above Imposed upon ^her^ she is guilty thereof
          and submitts to the Mercy of the Court and makes Oath that a Certain Timothy Bloodworth is the
          Begetter of the Child she stands Presented for                      for as much as the Said Bridgett Lowder
          hath not where with all to pay her fine for the fact afd nor no Person would doe the same for her
                                                                                                                               (Wherefore)


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
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