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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 85   View pdf image
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      June Court                     1731                         85

His Lordship
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Thomas Cuningham
 Somerset County ss    Be it Remembred that Levin Gale Esqr prosecutor of his Lordships pleas
and Clerk of the Indictments within the County aforesaid this fifteenth day of June in the year
of Our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and thirty One Came into his Lordships County Court
                         in the Same County before the Worshipfull Samuel Hopkins Gent and his associates his Lordships
Justices of the Same Court and Gives the Court to understand and be Informed that Thomas Cuningham Late of
Somerset County planter the thirtieth day of June one thousand Seven hundred and thirty at Somerset County
aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain Sarah Jackson against the
peace of the Said Lord proprietary and also against the form of the act of assembly in Such Case made & provided
wherefore ye Said Levin prays advisement of the Court in the premisses and that due process of Law may
Issue &.c                                    L Gale P Dom Propry

    Thereupon Command was Given to the Sher of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Thomas Cuningham
if &.c to answer &.c and afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Thomas Cuningham by William Becking
his attorney and Says that he Cannot Gainsay but that he is Guilty of the premisses above upon him
Imposed and is willing to pay his fine for the fact aforesaid &c  whereupon all and Singular the
premisses by the Court here being seen heard and fully understood

             Wherefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Thomas Cuningham pay unto his Said Lordship
the Lord Proprietary thirty Shillings for his fine by occasion of the premisses above upon him Imposed
and that the Said Thomas Cuningham be taken to Satisfie his Said Lordship of the fine afd &c


His Lordship
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Thomas Duncan
     Thomas Duncan appears according to his Recognizance Entered into for his appearance
at this Court on Suspicion of Felony and is discharged and ordered to new Recognizance
In Sixty pounds Ster with two securitys in thirty pounds Sterling Each for his
Good behaviour and appearance at august Court next to answer on Suspicion of felony &c

                Whereupon the Said Thomas Duncan with George Parker and Samuel Parker his Securitys all present
herein Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves to Owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto his Lordship
the Right honourable the Lord proprietary that is to Say the Said Thomas Duncan in the Sum of Sixty pounds
Sterling and the Said George Parker and Samuel Parker in the Sum of thirty pounds Sterling Each of their
Goods and Chattells Lands or tenements to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors seperately to be made and
Levied for the If default be made in the Condition hereunder written

       The Condition of the above Recognizance is Such that if the above bounden Thomas Duncan do and
Shall make his personall appearance before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held
at dividing Creek the third tuesday of August next and answer unto his Said Lordship of and Concerning
a bill of Indictment against him found on Suspicion of Felony and stand and abide the Judgmt of the
Court thereon and do not depart the Same Court without Lycence thereof and in the mean while to be of
the Good behaviour towards his said Lordship and all his Good people then the above Recognizance to be
void and of none Effect otherwise to Stand and remain in full and vertue in Law &c


The Same
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The Same
 Somerset County ss
                                      The Jurors for the Right honrble the Lord proprietary of the province
of Maryland that now is for the body of the County afd upon their Oath do present that Thomas
                                                                                                                                                                Duncan


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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