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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 189b   View pdf image
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       August Court                1734                 189

against the said Robert Geddes   Whereupon a Certain Richard Gore Husband of the afd Jane Gore present
here in Court in his proper person undertook for the said Jane Gore and acknowledged himselfe Indebted unto his
Lordship the Lord proprietary in the sum of five pounds sterling good and Lawfull money of England of
his goods and Chattells Lands and tenements to the Use of his said Lordship the Lord prory his heirs
and Successors to be made and Levied if it happen that the afd Jane Gore 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 November next and do not then and there give Such Evidence as shee shall
know against the Said Robert in relation to the beating of her as afd and do depart the Same Court
without Leave thereof &a


His Lordship
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Rachel Russell
 Somerset County ss.t  The Jurors for the right honourable the Lord proprietary that now
is for the body of somerset County afd upon their Oath do present that Rachell
Russel late of Stepny parish in the County afd widow the first day of August in
the Year of Our Lord God seventeen hundred and thirty three at the parish afd in
the County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court did comit fornication with
a Certain person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permit the same unknown person then and
there to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to beget then and there a Bastard Child on the
body of her the same Rachel to the high displeasure of almighty god to the Evil Example of
all Others in such Case offending contrary to the peace 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   Samuel Melson         On the backside of the foregoing bill of Indictment it
was Endorsed vizt         Billa vera John Purnall Foreman

       thereupon Command was given to the sherriff of Somerset County that he should take the said Rachel
Russell if &a to answer &a and afterwards to witt the twentieth day of August One thousand seven
hundred and thirty Four before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset now here
held at dividing Creek in the County afd Came the afd Rachell Russell in her proper person and
being Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the premisses afd above upon her Imposed
says that of the premisses afd above upon her Imposed she is Guilty thereof and is willing to pay her fine
for the fact afd and makes oath that a Certain Hugh Neal is the father of the Child she stands Indicted for
whereupon all and singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood

It is Considered that the afd Rachel Russell pay unto his Lordship the Lord proprietary for her fine
by the Court hereupon her Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses afd whereof in form afd she is
Convict thirty shillings Currant money for the Use of the County af.d and that the same Rachell Russell
be taken to satisfie his said Lordship of the fine afd &a       at the prayer of William Goldsborough Cler of
the Indictments he is ordered to file an Information against the afd Hugh Neal &a


The same
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Thomas Linsey
 Somerset County ss  Be it remembered that William Goldsborough Gent attorney of
the Right honourable the Lord proprietary that now is who for the same Lord proprietary
in this part prosecuteth doth come hereinto the County Court of the Same Lord
                                                                                               (proprietary



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