Volume 842, Page 190b View pdf image |
June Court
1732
190 Peacocke if &c to answer &c And afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Eliz.a Peacocke in her proper person and Says that of the premisses aforesaid above upon her Imposed she is Guilty thereof and makes oath that a Certain Nehemiah Hearn is the father of the Child she stands presented for but hath nothing to pay her fine for the fact aforesaid &c Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid Eliz.a Peacock be whipt at the publick whipin post with twenty Lashes on the bare back well Laid on untill the blood appear and as to the Corporall punishment aforesaid Command is Given to the sher of Somerset County that he do thereof Immediate Execution by whiping of the Said Eliz.a Peacock at the publick whiping post with twenty Lashes on the bear back well Laid on untill the blood appear and that she be taken &c and afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said sher and makes return that he had done the Execution of the Judgment aforesaid as to the Corporall punishment aforesaid he was Commanded whereupon the aforesaid Eliza Peacock is ordered to Give Security for the payment of the Severall Officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd but for want thereof the Said Eliz.a Peacock is Committed into the Custody of the sher of Somerset County thereto remaine &c the said sher to witt Joseph Caldwell present took Charge of the Said Eliz.a Peacock accordingly &c
of Somerset County planter the tenth day of December in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and thirty within the County aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain Esther Jenckins of ye County aforesaid Spinster and on the body of the aforesaid ^Esther^ then and there did begett a bastard Child to the high displeasure of almighty God and to the evill Example of all Others in such Cases offending and against the form of the act of assembly in Such Cases made and provided whereof the Same Thomas Bluet prays advise of ye Court in the premises and that due process of Law may Issue Tho Bluett P dom propry Thereupon Command was Given to the sher of Somerset County that he should take the Said Benjamin Fasque if &c to answer &c and afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Benjamin Fasque in his proper person and Says that he Cannot Gainsay but that he is Gilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed in manner & form above Complained and is willing to pay his fine for the fact aforesaid Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid Benjamin Fasque pay unto his Lordship for his fine by the Court here upon him Imposed for and by occasion of the premisses afd whereof in form aforesaid he is Convict thirty shillings Curr Money to the Use of the County afd and that he be taken &c whereupon the Said Benjamin Fasque is ordered to Give Security for payment of the severall officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses but for want thereof ye Said Benj.a Fasque is Committed into the Custody of the said sher thereto remaine &c the said sher to witt Jos Caldwell Gent present took Charge of him accordingly |
||||
Volume 842, Page 190b View pdf image |
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact
mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.