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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 25b   View pdf image
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June Court   1725                                   25)

afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of This Court Committed Fornication
with a Certain Person to the Jurors altogether unknow by Means whereof the said Sarah afterwards
to witt the Tenth day of Aprill One thousand seven hundred and fourteen at the Parish
afd in the County afd was delivered of a Bastard Child againest Our Peace and Our
Good rule and Dignity and also againest ye form of the Act of Assembly in Such
Cases made and Provided &c which said Bill of Indictment so Ingrossed the
said Tobias at the Court afd at Dividing Creek afd in the Country afd to the Grand Jurors
at Our Court afd Before Our Justices afd to Inquire for us then and There
Impannelled and Charged and Sworne falsely and Malitiously did Exhibitt
and the afd Tobias altho' he well Knew all and Singular the Premisses
in the Said Bill of Indictment Contained to be Falce Feigned and Contrary to
Truth Then and There upon his Oath falsely Maliciously Wickedly and scandolously
to the Grand Jurors afd did assert and affirm the matter in the said Bill
so as afd Contained to be True when as in Truth the matter afd againest her the
said Sarah in the Bill afd Contained above Specified was falce and Contrary to
Truth and by the afd Tobias falsely ^wickedly^ and Malitiously Devidsed with intent to
Molest defame and Perplex the said Sarah and after That the afd Tobias had
Given Evidence as afd upo^n^ the Bill of Indictment afd to the afd Grand Jurors they
the afd Grand Jurors then and There to witt at Our Court afd at Dividing Creek afd in the
County afd to Our Justices afd Gave Their Answer That They of the Matter in the said Bill
so as afd Contained were altogether Ignorant By Pretext of which Prosecution the Said
Sarah not only in her Good name fame Credit State and reputation which Before was
untouchd is Grevously hurt but also the said Thomas and Sarah divers sums of
mony and Tobacco in and about the Purgation of the said Sarah in the Premisses afd to
Expand and Lay out were and Are forced and Compeled and in Doing Divers their Lawfull
Callings and Honest affaires are much hurt Hendred and made worse to their damage
of Ten Thousand pounds of Tobacco as it is said and it is so far Proceeded in Our
said Court That ye Said Thomas and Sarah Their damages by occation of the Premisses afd
againest the afd Tobias Ought to recover  But Because it is not Known what damages
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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