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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 18b   View pdf image
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    June Court               1735                             18

Test Henry Wincer      On the backside of the foregoing Bill of Indictment it was thus Endorsed viz.t
       True Bill p Thomas Humphrys foreman

                            thereupon Command was given to the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the
said Elizabeth Johnson if &a to answer &a and afterwards to witt the Seventeenth day of June anno Dom
One thousand Seven hundred and thirty five before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset now
held at dividing Creek in the Same County Came the afd Elizabeth Johnson in her proper person and had
a hearing of the Indictment aforesaid and being Instantly demanded how she would acquitt herselfe of the premisses
aforesaid above by the Indictment aforesaid upon her Imposed who thereupon says that of the
premisses aforesaid above upon her Imposed she is Guilty thereof and is willing to pay her fine for the
fact aforesaid
                             Whereupon all and singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood
It is Considered that the aforesaid Elizabeth Johnson pay unto his Lordship the right honrble the Lord prory
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 said Elizabeth Johnson
be taken to Satisife his said Lordship of the fine afd &a  whereupon the Said Eliza Johnson is ordered by the Court
to give Security for the payment of the Severall Officers Fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd  thereupon a Certain
Thomas Johnson of Somerset County planter present herein Court in his proper undertook for the said Eliza Johnson
and acknowledged himselfe Indebted unto His Lordship the Lord prory in five pounds sterling to be Levied on his
body goods or Chattells Lands or tenements to the Use of the Severall Officers that hath any right to any fees on the
Indictment afd their heirs or assigns   If it happen that the said Thomas Johnson do not pay and Satisfie
unto the Severall Officers their Fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd on the Indictment afd &a


The Same
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Hannah Blake
 Somerset County sst    The Jurors for the Right honourable the Lord
Proprietary that now is for the Body of Someret County afd upon their
Oath do present that Hannah Blake late of all Hallows Parish in
the County afd Spinster the tenth Day of January 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 commit 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
Hannah 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
                                                                                           prory


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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