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June Court
1734
154 to give New recognizance for her appearance before the Justices of his Lordship County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of August Next to give Evidence on behalfe of his Lordship against Thomas Larrimore Jun.r of and Concerning his Committing of Fornication with her &a Whereupon the said Alice Hopkins acknowledged herselfe Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord Proprietary in five pounds sterling good and Lawfull money of England of her goods and Chattells Lands and tenements to the use of his said Lordship his heirs and Successors to be made and Levied if it Happen that the afd Alice Hopkins 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 August Next and do not then and there give Evidence on behalfe of his said Lordship against the afd Thomas Larrimore Jun.r of & Concerning his Committing of Fornication with her the said Thos L Alice Hopkins and do not depart without Leave of the said Court &a
County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permitt the Same unknown person then and there to have Carnall knowledge of her body and to begett then and there a bastard Child on the body of the Same Comfort to the high displeasure of the said Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and Government and against the act of assembly in Such Case Lately made and provided &a Test Henry Jerman On the back side of the foregoing Bill of Indictment it was Endorsed as followeth vizt Billa Vera John Purnall Foreman Thereupon Command was given to the sher of Somerset County that he should take the said Comfort Townsend if she should be found in his bailywick and her should Safe keep so that he might have |
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