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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 267   View pdf image
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    June Court         1730                    267

same month one thousand seven Hundred and thirty at diving Creek in the County afd Cometh the afd Joseph Macclester
by his attorney afd and the sher of Somersett County to witt John Purnall Gent.m and returned a Certain Inquisition
before him taken at the Court house in the County afd the fifteenth day May one thousand Seven Hundred and
thirty by honest and Lawfull men of his bailywick or County taken by which it appears that the afd Joseph
McClester hath Sustained damages by Occasion of the Nonperformance of the promise and assumption afd beyond
his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in that Part apposed to one thousand and twenty Nine pounds of tobo
and for those Costs and Charges to one pound of tobacco

                Therefore it is Considered that the afd Joseph MccClester Recover against the afd Edward Rownd
his damages afd to One thousand and thirty pounds of tobacco as by the Inquisition afd above appears also five
220/517   hundred & seventeen           pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in that
part apposed to the same Joseph by the Court here at his Request adjudged of Increase adjudged which Certain damages
in the whole do amount to                                                                                       pounds of tobacco and the afd Edwd
in Mercy &c


His Lordship
          agt
Eliz.a Dorothey
      We  of the Grand Jury of somersett County do present Elizabeth Dorothy of Coventry
parish for bearing a bastard Child born of her body about the last of march
or the first of aprill ann.o 1730                      William Piper foreman

       Whereupon in manner here Cometh the afd Eliz.a Dorothy in her proper person under Custody of the sher and
being by the Sherr sett to the barr is thereupon Instantly deamnded how she would acquitt herselfe of the
premisses afd says that of the premisses afd she is guilty thereof and is willing to pay her fine for the fact afd &
makes oath that a Certain John Reading is the father and begetter of the Child she Stands presented for &c

                Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Eliz.a Dorothy pay to his said Lordship the Lord
Proprietary for her fine by the Court here upon her Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses afd whereof in
form afd she is Convict thirty shillings Currant money and that the Said Eliz.a Dorothy be taken to satisfie his said
Lordship of the fine afd whereupon it is ordered by the Court that the afd Eliz.a Dorothy give security for the payment of
the Severall Officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd  Thereupon a Certain Richard Bywaters of Somersett County
Taylor present here in Court in his proper person undertakes for the said Eliz.a Dorothy to pay the severall officers their
fees due by means of the premisses afd &c


The Same
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John Reading

 Somersett ss

                                                  Be it remembred that this day to witt the Sixteenth day of June ann.o
Domini One thousand seven hundred and thirty Come hereinto Court Levin Gale Cler of the Indictments
    for somersett County Court and Gives the Court to understand and be Infirmed that a Certain John Reading late of
    somersett County planter some time in July One thousand seven hundred and twenty Nine at somersett County within the
    Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain Elizabeth Dorothy and begott of her body a bastard Child
    against the peace &.c  and also against the form of the act of assembly in Such Case made and provided &.c whereof
    the Same Levin Gale for the Same Lord proprietary prays advisement of the Court here in the premisses and
    that due process of Law may Issue                     L Gale P Domini P Lord Propry

             Thereupon Command was given ot the sher of Somersett County that he should take ye said John Reading if &.c to answer &c
    and afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said John Reading and being by the sher Sett to the barr; and ^thereupon he^ has alearing of
    the Information afd and Says that he is Guilty of the premisses afd upon him Imposed and is willing to pay his fine
    for the fact afd &.c
                                        Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd John Reading pay to his said Lordship his
    Lord Proprietary thirty shillings Currant Money for his fine afd by Occasion of the premisses upon him Imposed and
    that ye Said John Reading be taken to satisfie his said Lordship of the fine afd thereupon ye Said Jno Reading is discharged
    paying ye Severall Officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd &c


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