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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 318b   View pdf image
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             August Court                           1742                                318

Anno Dom One Thousand Seven hundred and forty Two at a Court then held at dividing Creek before his Lordships Justices Came the
aforesaid Nicholas Buckler n his proper person and prays that his appearance may be recorded and he and his security
discharged from the Recognizance aforesaid      Thereupon the said Nicholas Bucklers appearance is Recorded and he &
his Security accordingly discharged from the Recognizance afd &a  Whereupon the said Nicholas Buckler is Ordered to
give Security for the payment of the Severall Officers Fees due by means of the premisses and recognizance afd but for
want thereof the said Nicholas Buckler is Order to give Recognizance with One good Security for ten pounds
Currant money Each for his the said Nicholas's good behaviour and appearance at the next Court to be held at dividing
the third Tuesday of November then next following to answer &a   bu for want thereof the said Nicholas is
Committed into the Custody of the Sheriffe thereto remain &a the Said Sheriffe present here in Court took Charge of the said
Nicholas accordingly &a


His Lordship
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Rachell Davis
 Sommerset ss
                                   Be it remembered that Robert Jenckins Henry Gentleman attorney of
the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary that now is who for the Same Lord Proprietary in this
part prosecuteth doth Come hereinto the County Court of the Same Lord Proprietary held for Sommerset County aforesaid
(to witt) Att dividing Creek in the Same County the Seventeenth day of August in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven
hundred and forty Two before Robert King Esqr and his associates the said Lord Proprietary his Justices of the Same
County Court and for the Same Lord Proprietary doth give the Court here to Understand and be Informed that Rachel
Davis Late of Stepney parish in the said County of Sommerset Spinster the first day of October in the Year of
Our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and forty One at the parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of
this Court did Commit fornication with a Certain person unknown and did permitt the Same unknown person then and
there to have Carnall Knowledge of her body and of her body then and there to begett a bastard Child to the high displeasure
almighty God to the Evill Example of all others in Such Case Offending Contrary to the peace of the Right Honrble
the 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 Same attorney of the Same Lord Proprietary prays advice of the Court here in ye
premisses and that due process of Law in this part against the Same Rachell may be made to answer unto the same Lord propry
of and upon the premisses &a
                                           Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he Should take the said
Rachell Davis if &a to answer &a  And now to witt at that Same Court held for the County aforesaid at dividing Creek this
Seventeenth day of August Ann.o Dom One thousand Seven hundred and forty Two before the aforesaid Justices Came the aforesaid
Rachel Davis in her proper person and had a hearing of the Information aforesaid and Saith that she Cannot deny but that
she is guilty of the premisses aforesaid in the Information aforesaid Specified above Upon her Imposed in manner and form
as by the Information aforesaid above upon her Supposed and maketh Oath that a Certain John Jones is the Begetter of the
                                                                                                                                                                            Child


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