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March Court
1731
151 Att wich said third tuesday of November Next to witt the sixteenth day of the same month one thousand Seven hundred and thirty one the Sher of the County aforesd then being at the Same day before his Lordships Justices at the County Court of Somerset at Dividing Creek Returned that by Vertue of the preceipt aforesd to him thereof Directed he had taken the body of the aforesd Mary Pointer whose body he had there ready &c whereupon the Said Sher altho Solemnly Called brings not in the body of the said Mary Pointer according to the Return of the writt afd whereupon at the prayer of the Said Sher further day is Given to him untill the next Court to bring in the Said Mary Pointer to answer &c Att which said next Court to witt the twenty first day of March One thousand Seven hundred and thirty One Came the Said Mary Pointer in her proper person and thereupon the Said Mary Pointer is Immediately asked after what manner she would acquitt herselfe of the premises in the presentments aforesaid above upon her Imposaid the Same Mary says that she Cannot deny but that she is Gilty of the premisses aforesaid in the presentment aforesaid Specified above upon her Imposed and makes Oath that a Certain John Webb is the begetter of the Child she then stood presented for &c whereupon a Certain all and Singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood &c It is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid Mary Pointer pay to his said Lordship for her fine by the Court here upon her Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses whereof in form aforesaid she is Convict Six hundred pounds of tob.o (to the Use of the County aforesaid) and that the Said Mary Pointer be taken to Satis^fie^ his said Lordship of the fine aforesaid whereupon the Said Mary Pointer is ordered to Give Security for the fine afd and all the Officers Fees due by Occasion of the premisses aforesaid thereupon a Certain Edward Pointer of Somerset County planter undertakes for the said Mary Pointer to pay the fine aforesaid and the Several Officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd Likewise it is Ordered by the Court here that the said Mary Pointer Give Security for her appearance before the Justices of his Lordships County of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of June next to ^Give^ Evidence on behalfe of his said Lordship against The said John Webb &c Whereupon the aforesaid Edward Pointer present herein Court undertakes for the Mary Pointer & Acknowledged himselfe to be Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord proprietary in the Sum of ten pou pounds Sterling of his Goods and Chattells Lands and tenements to be made to the Use of his said Lordship his heirs and successors &c In Case the said Mary Pointer do not make her personall appearance before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of June next and do not then and there Give such Evidence as she shall know against she shall know against the said John Webb of and Concerning such things as he shall stands Charged with and doe not depart the Same Court without Lycence thereof &c
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