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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 208   View pdf image
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       March Court                       1737               208

His Lordship
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Elizabeth Lingo
 Somerset County ss.t  Be itt remembred that Robert Jenckins
Henry Gent attorney of the right Honourable the Lord
proprietary that now is who for the same Lord proprietary
in this part prosecuteth doth come here into the County Court of the
same Lord proprietary held for the same County of Somerset in the
Court house at deviding Creek in the same County the twenty first
day of march in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty
and seven before Robert King Esq.r and his associated Justices of the said
Lord proprietary for the County af.d and doth give the same Justices hereto
understand and be Informed that Elizabeth Longo late of Stepney parish
in the County af.d Spinster the twentieth day of May Anno Dom one thousand
seven hundred and thirty six at the parish af.d in the County af.d and
within the Jurisdiction of this Court did committ fornication ^with a Certain^ Richard Jones
and did permit the same Richard Jones then and there to have Carnal knowledge
of her body and then and there to begott a basterd Child on the body of her the
same Elizabeth 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 said attorney of the said Lord proprietary for the said
Lord proprietary prays the advice of the Court herein the premisses and
that due process of Law in this part against the said Elizabeth may be
made to answer the same Lord proprietary of and upon the premisses &a

And now to witt the Third Tuesday of March being the Twenty first day of the same month
Ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and thirty Seven at that Same term before his
Lordships Justices at Dividing Creek Came the afd Elizabeth Longo in her proper person
according to a Certain Recognizance by her and her Security before in that part acknowledged
and had a hearing of the Information afd and saith that she Cannot deny by
that she is guilty of the premisses afd  In the Information afd Specified in manner &
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