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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 216b   View pdf image
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          November Court                           1741                       216

Justices of the County of Somerset and their Successors from all troubles burthens and Charges that might accrew by means
of the birth and maintainance and bringing up of the af.d Child &c

                         Thereupon the said Mary Miles with William Roberson her Security both present herein Court in
their proper persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship the right Honourable the Lord propry of
the province of Maryland in thirty pounds Curr.t money of their bodys goods or Chattles lands or tenements severally to be
made and Levied to the use of the Inhabitants of the County of Somerset for the time being if it happen that the said Mary
Miles and William Roberson their heirs Ex.rs and Administrators or any or either of them doe not from time to time and
at all times hereafter acquit discharge and save harmless as well the Justices of Somerset County Court for the time being
as also the Inhabitants of said County of and from all Costs and Charges and burthens whatsoever for or by reason of the
birth maintainance nourishing and bringing up of the af.d Child of and from all other suits Charges troubles and demands
whatsoever touching or Concerning of the same &c

                      Whereupon the said Mary Miles is Ordered to give good security for the payment of all fee or fees due on the
Information af.d to any person or persons whatsoever      Thereupon a Certain William Roberson of Somerset County
planter present herein Court in his proper person undertook for the said Mary Miles for the payment of all fee or Fees
due on the Information ^aforesaid^ to any person or persons whatsoever in Case the said Mary Miles doth not pay the same &c


His Lordship
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Henry Walston
 Somerset ss
                                                        Be it 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 Somerset County af.d to witt at dividing Creek
in the same County the Seventeenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and forty one before Robert King Esq.r and his associates the said Lord Proprietary
his Justices of the same County Court and for the same Lord proprietary doth give the Justices
here to understand and be informed that Henry Walston late of Somerset parish in the
County af.d planter the tenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and forty at the parish af.d in the County af.d and within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Commit
fornication with a Certain Mary Miles and then and there had Carnal knowledge of her body and yt
there did begett a bastard Child on the body of her the same Mary to the high displeasure of
                                                                                                                               Almighty


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