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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 2b   View pdf image
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March Court                          1736                 2

the Indictment and being Instantly demanded how he would acquitt himself of the premisses af.d
as by the Indictment af.d above upon him Imposed says that of the premisses as af.d by the Indictment
above upon him Imposed he is Guilty thereof &c   Whereupon all and Singular the
premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood It is Considered that the af.d Thomas
Collins pay unto his Lordship the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary for his fine by the Court
hereupon him Imposed for and by Occasion of the trespass and assault af.d whereof in form af.d he is
Convicted five shillings Curr.t money of Maryland and that the said Thomas Collins be taken to
satisfie the said Lordship of the fine af.d &c      Sheriff present by Francis Porter his deputy &c



The Same
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Kate Free mallatto		 Somerset County ss  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 a Certain Woman called Kate late of Coventry parish in the County af.d Spinster
the same Kate being a free Mulatto the last day of August Anno Dom seventeen hundred thirty and
six at the parish af.d in the County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court did committ fornication
with a Certain person to the Jurors af.d unknown and did permitt the same unknown person then and
there a basterd Child on the body of her the same Kate 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 [illegible] the Act of assembly
in such Case lately made and provided &c
Test  Thomas Williams      On the foregoing bill of Indictment viz.t True Bill p W
Jones foreman         Thereupon Command was given to the [illegible] County that he should
take the said Kate a free Mallatto if she should be [illegible] and her should safe
keep so that he might have her body before the Justices of the County Court of Somerset
to be held in the Court house at dividing Creek [illegible] Tuesday of March
then Next to answer his Lordship of and [illegible] fornication &c and that
hereof he Should not fail &c
       And afterwards the said [illegible] day of the Same
month anno Dom [illegible] Justices of his Lordships
County [illegible] at dividing Creek in and for the
Same County [illegible] and has a hearing of the Indictment
aforesaid [illegible] should acquitt herself of the premisses afd
                                                                                     as


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
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