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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 190   View pdf image
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August Court                    1734                             190

proprietary held for somerset County afd to witt at dividing Creek in the County afd the twentieth day
of August in the year of Our Lord God seventeen hundred thirty and four before Robert King Esq.r
and his associates the said Lord proprietary his Justices of the same County Court and for the same Lord
proprietary doth give the same Justices hereto understand and be informed that Thomas Linsey late
of Coventry parish in the County afs.d planter the first day of april in the year of Our Lord God seventeen
hundred thirty and four at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court
did committ fornication with a Certain Rachel Broughton and of her body then and there had carnal
knowledge and a bastard child on the body of her the same Rachel then and there did beget 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
form of the Act of Assembly in such Case lately made and provided &a    Whereupon the same attorney
of the said Lord proprietary for the same Lord proprietary prayeth the Advise of the Court herein
the premisses and that due process of Law in this part against the af.d Thomas Linsey may be
made to answer unto the same Lord proprietary of and upon the premisses &a

            Thereupon Command was given to the sherriff of Somerset County that he should take the
said Thomas Linsey if &a to answer &a and afterwards to witt the twentieth day of August anno
Dom 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 Thomas Linsey in his proper
person and had a hearing of the Information afd and says that of the premisses afd above upon
him Imposed he is Guilty thereof and is willing to pay his fine for the fact afd &a

whereupon all and singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood
It is Considered that the afd Thomas Linsey pay unto his Lordship the Lord proprietary ^for^ his fine
by the Court hereupon him Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses af.d whereof in form af.d he
is Convict thirty shillings Currant money for the use of the County af.d and that the same Thomas Linsey
be taken to satisfie his said Lordship of the fine af.d &a


His Lordship
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Thomas Larimore Jun.r
 Somerset County ss    The Jurors for the Right Honourable the
Lord proprietary that now is for the body of Somerset County af.d
upon their Oath do present that Thomas Larimore Jun.r late of
Stepney Parish in the County afd planter the fourth day of March
in the year of our Lord God seventeen hundred thirty and three at the
parish af.d in the County af.d within the jurisdiction of this Court did commit fornication with a
certain Alice Hopkins and of her body then and there had carnal Knowledge and a Bastard
Child on the body of her the same Alice then and there did beget 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 form of the act of Assembly in such case lately made and provided &a

    Test   Alice Hopkins
                                              On the back side of the foregoing bill of Indictment it was Endorsed
    in these words following   Billa vera Samuel ^Wilson^ Foreman

       Thereupon Command was given to the sher of Somerset County that he should take the said
                                                                                                                               Thos


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