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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 251   View pdf image
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           March Court           1734                 251

    then and there a bastard Child on the body of her the same sarah to the high displeasure of
    Almighty God to the Evill 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   John Merrill
                                          On the backside of the foregoing bill of Indictment it was Endorsed
    as followeth viz.t   True Bill Thomas Humphrys foreman

       Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the afd Sarah Riggin
    if &.a to answer &.a and afterwards to witt the Eighteenth day of March 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 Same County Came the afd Sarah Riggin in her proper person and had a hearing
    of the Indictment afd and being Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the premisses
    afd above by the Indictment afd 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

       whereupon all and Singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood   It is Considered
    that the aforesaid Sarah Riggin pay unto his Lordship the Lord proprietary for her fine by
    the Court here ^upon 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 afd and that the same Sarah Riggin be taken
    to satisfie his said Lordship of the fine afd &a      whereupon the said Sarah Riggin is ordered to
    give security for the payment of ^the^ Severall Officers Fees due upon the Indictment afd  Whereupon
    a Certain Ambross Riggin senr present here in Court acknowledged himselfe Indebted unto his Lordship
    the Lord proprietary in five pounds Sterling good and Lawfull money of his body goods or
    Chattells Lands or tenements to the Use of the officers that hath right to any Fees upon the
    Indictment afd to be made and Levied  If it happen that the said Ambross Riggin do not
    pay unto the Severall Officers their Fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd on the Indictment
    aforesaid &a


His Lordship
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Rebecca Collins
 Somerset County ss
                                        The Jurors for the Right honrble the Lord proprietary that now is
for the body of Somerset County afd upon their Oath do present that Rebecca Collins
of All Hallows parish in the County afd Spinster the thirteenth day of October in the
    Year of our Lord God One thousand seven hundred and thirty four at the parish afd in the 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 her the same
    Rebecca to the high displeasure of almighty God to the evill Example of all others in
                                                                                                                                  Case


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