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June Court
1738
269 against the form of the Act of Assembly in such Case lately made and provided &a Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take the said Jarviss Ballard if &a to answer &a and afterwards to witt the twentieth day of June Ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred & thirty Eight at this term before his Lordships Justices at dividing Creek Came the said Jarviss Ballard Junr according to a Certain Recognizance by him and his Security in that part before acknowledged and had a hearing of the Indictment aforesaid by Francis Allen his attorney and saith that he Cannot deny but that he is Guilty thereof and is willing to pay his fine for the fact afd &a Whereupon all & Singular the premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood It is Considered that the afd Jarviss Ballard Jun.r pay unto his Lordship the Lord Propritary for his fine by the Court hereupon Him Imposed for and by occasion of the premisses thirty Shillings Curr.t Money of Maryland (to the Use of the County afd) and that the said Jarviss Ballard be taken to Satisfie his Lordship of the fine afd &a
thirty and eight before Robert King Esqr and his associates Justices of the said Lord proprietary for the County af.d and doth give the same Justices hereto understand and be informed that Ann Russell Conner late of Coventry parish in the County af.d spinster the tenth day of august Ann Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven at the parish af.d in the County af.d and within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain Lawrence Arnold and did permit the same Lawrence Arnold then and there to have Carnal Knowledge of her body and then and there to begett a bastard Child on the body of her the same Ann to the High displeasure of Almighty God to the evil Example of all other 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 &c And whereupon the said attorney of the said Lord proprietary for the said Lord proprietary prays the advise of the Court |
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