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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 285   View pdf image
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June Court                                       1742                    285

y.t Information af.d to any person or persons whatsoever   Thereupon George Mckean of Somerset
County planter present herein Court undertook for the said Patience Bowles to pay all Fee or Fees due to
any person or persons Whatsoever on the Information af.d in Case the said Patience Bowles doth not pay
the same &c


His Lordship
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Edmond Knowles Jun.r
 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 propry
in this part prosecuteth doth Come hereinto the County Court of the same Lord propry held for Somerset
County af.d to witt at dividing Creek in the same County the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and forty two before Robert King Esq.r and his Associates the said Lord propry
his Justices of the same County Court and for the same Lord proprietary doth give the Court hereto understand
and be Informed that Edmond Knowles Jun.r late of Stepney parish in the said County of Somerset planter
the tenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty one at the parish af.d in the
County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Commit fornication with a Certain Patience Bowles
and of her body then and there had Carnall knowledge and a bastard Child on the body of her the same
Patience then and there did beget to the high displeasure of Allmighty God to the Evill Example of all others
in such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the same 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

Whereupon the same Attorney of the said Lord propry for the same Lord propry prays advice of the
Court herein the premisses and that due process of Law in this part against the same Edmond Knowles Junr
may be made to answer unto the same Lord propry of and upon the premisses &a

       Thereupon it is Commanded the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take the said Edmond Knowles
J.r of &.c to answer &.c
                                          And now to witt at that same Court held for the County af.d at dividing Creek this
fifteenth day of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty two before the af.d Justices
Came the af.d Edmond Knowles Junr in his proper person According to a Certain recognizance by him and
his Security in this part first Acknowledged and had a hearing of the Information af.d and saith that
he Cannot deny but that he is guilty of the premisses af.d in the Information af.d specified above
upon him Imposed in manner and form as by the Information af.d above against him supposed and the
premisses af.d Expressly acknowledged &c

             Whereupon all and singular the premisses being seen and by the Court here fully understood
It is Considered by the Court here that the af.d Edmond Knowles Junr pay unto his Lordship the
                                                                                                                                     Lord


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
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