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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 53   View pdf image
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          March Court anno  1730                        53

His Lordship
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Margrett Peall
 Somerset ss     Be it Remembred that upon the seventeenth day of march Seventeen hundred

and Thirty came into Somerset County court Levin Gale Cler of Indictments for Somerset
                   County and for the Lord proprietary Gives the Court to understand and be Informed that Marg.tt
Peal Late of Somerset COunty Spinster the tenth day of March one thousand Seven hundred & twenty
nine at Somerset County aforesaid did Committ adultery with a Certain Unknown person against the
peace of the Right honrble the Lord Proprietary his Good Rule and Government and
also against the form of the act of assembly in that Case made and provided &c
                                                                                                 Levin Gale P Dom Prory

          Thereupon Command was Given to the Sher of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Marg.t
Peal if &.c to answer &.c and afterwards in the Same Court Came the afd Margarett Peal in her proper
person and thereupon the said Margaret Peal is Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the
felon adultery aforesaid as above upon her Imposed says that of the adultery afd upon her Imposed
She is Guilty thereof
                                     Therefore it is Considered by the Court that the aforesaid Margaret Peal pay
three pounds Curr.t mony for her fine for the fact aforesaid unto his Said Lordship the Lord proprietary
and that the Same Marg.t Peal be taken to Satisfie unto his Said Lordship of the fine aforesaid

       whereupon the Said Margarett Peall ^is ordered to^ Give Security for to pay the Severall Officers fees due by occasion
of the premisses aforesaid thereupon a Certain Thomas Peal present herein Court undertakes for to
pay the Severall Officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd &c

    Likewise the Said Margaret Peal is Ordered by the Court to Give Security to save and keep
endempnified the Justices of Somerset County and their Successors for the time being as also the Inhabitants
of the Said County from all Costs and Charges and troubles for or by reason of the birth maintainance and
nourishment of the Said Child &c
                                                       Whereupon a Certain Thomas Peal of Somerset County Gent present
herein Court in his proper person and acknowledged himselfe to owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto
his Said Lordship the Lord proprietary in the sum of twenty pounds Sterling Good and Lawfull mony
of England to be Levied of his Goods and Chattels Lands and tenements for the Use of his Said Lordship
if default be made in ye Condition hereunder written

    The Condition of the above Recognizance is Such that if the afd Margarett Peall do and Shall
from time to time and at all times hereafter acquitt discharge and Save Harmless as well the Justices of
Somerset County Court and their SUccessors for the time being as also the Inhabitants of the Said County of &
from all Costs, Charges & troubles whatsoever for or by reason of the birth maintainance nourishment and bringing
up of the Said Child and of and from all other Suits, Charges troubles and demands whatsoever touching or
Concerning of the same then the above Recognizance to be void Otherwise to remain &c


Quanton Bratton
Commission affidavitts
 Somrset ss  Charles absolute L.d and proprietary of the provinces of maryland and Avalon L.d
Baron of Baltemore &.c Edward Rownd James Rownd, John Donelson and James Martin all
all of Somrset County Gent Greeting know ye that we have appointed you or any three
or two of you to be Our Commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalfe of a Certain Quanton Braton of the
County ^afd^ in Relation to the Bounds of part of a tract of Land Lying in the County af.d ann Called mount Ephraim
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