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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 290b   View pdf image
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    March Court       1732                    290

His Lordship
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Catherine Dogan
 Somerset County ss
                                        Be it remembred that on the twenty fourth day of aprill anno Dom
One thousand Seven hundred and thirty three Came here into Court before the worshipfull Rob.t
King Esq.r and his associates Justices of the Same Court Robert Jenckins Henry Gent who for his
said Lordship the Lord proprietary in this part prosecutes and gives the Court to understand and be Informed
that Catherine Dogan Late of Somerset County Spinster the twenty Second day of October anno Dom One thousand
Seven hundred and thirty two at Somerset County within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication and
had born of her body a bastard Child against the peace of the Right honrble the Lord Proprietary of this
province his good rule and Government  And also against the form of the act of assembly in such Case made
and provided whereof the Said Robert Jenckins Henry prays advisement of the Court in the premisses and
that due process of Law thereon against the Said Catherine may Issue &c

       Thereupon Command is given to the Sher of Somerset County that he should take the Said Cat
Dogan if &c to answer &c and afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Catherine Dogan in her
proper person and had a hearing of the Information aforesaid and thereupon the Said Catherine Dogan
is Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the premisses aforesaid above upon her Imposed
says that of the premisses aforesaid above upon her Imposed she is Gilty thereof but hath nothing to
pay her fine for the fact aforesaid &c
                                                             Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid
Catherine Dogan be whipt at the publick whiping post with twenty five Lashes on the bare back well
laid on untill the blood appear ^& that she be taken^ &c    Thereupon Command is given to the sher of Somerset County that he
should do thereof Immediate Execution by whiping of the afd Catherine Dogan at the publick whiping
post with twenty five Lashes on the bear back well Laid on untill the blood appear &c and
afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Sher and made return that he had done the Execution of the
Judgment aforesaid as to the Corporall punishment aforesaid he was Commanded &c


Toby Dogan
      bound to
Samuel Handy
 Toby Dogan son of Catherine Dogan aged One Year next October is bound by
the Court unto Samuel Handy his heirs or assignes untill he arrives at the age of
twenty One Years the Said Toby Dogan to Serve his Said Master his heirs or assignes
in all Lawfull Service that he or they Should Employ him in or about during the term aforesaid &c

          In consideration ^whereof^ the Said Samuel Handy ^present here in Court^ undertakes for to find and provide for his said
Servant meat drink washing Lodging and Cloathing Sufficient for his said Servant to have and
wear during the term aforesaid &c


    Ordered by the Court that William Bonnen a poor Object be allowed four hundred pounds of tobacco towards
    his Support and Maintainance untill November Court Next to be paid next Levy Court &c


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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