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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 94b   View pdf image
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November Court           1735             94

One thousand Seven hundred and thirty five before the Justices of his
Lordships County Court of Somerset now here held at dividing Creek
in the same County came the said Mary Riggin in her proper person
according to a Certain recognizance by her and her Security in that
part first acknowledged and had a hearing of the Indictment af.d
and being Instantly demanded how she would acquit her self of
the premisses af.d above by the Indictment upon her Imposed 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
and mature deliberation thereupon had wherefore it is Considered
by the Justices here that the aforesaid Mary Riggin pay unto his Lordship
the right honrble the Lord proprietary for her fine by the Court
hereupon ^her^ Imposed for and by Occasion of the premisses aforesaid whereof
in form aforesaid she is Convict thirty Shillings Current money of Maryland
for the use of the County aforesaid and that the said Mary Riggin
be taken to satisfie his said Lordship of the fine aforesaid &.a

    Whereupon the said Mary Riggin is ordered to give Security for
the payment of the Severall Officers Fees due by Occasion of the
premisses af.d upon the Indictment af.d thereupon a Certain Darby
Riggin Sen.r of Somerset County planter present herein Court in
his proper person acknowledged himself indebted unto his Lordship
the Lord proprietary in the sum of five pounds Sterling of his
body goods or Chattells lands or tenements to be made and levied to
the use of the Officers ^their^ Fees due by Occasion of the premisses
aforesaid upon the said Indictment aforesaid &a


The Same
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James Welsh
 Somerset County ss.t    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 James
Welsh late of Coventry Parish in the County af.d bricklayer
the tenth day of July Ann Dom Seventeen hundred
thirty and five at the parish af.d in the County af.d within the Jurisdiction
of this Court did commit fornication with a Certain Mary
Peirce and of her body then and there had carnal knowledge and
a bastard Child on the body of her the same Mary 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  Mary Peirce               On the backside of the foregoing bill of
Indictment it was thus Endorsed Viz.t        Billa Vera Sam.ll Willson


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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