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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 59b   View pdf image
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                    March Court                                     1740                 59

    to be made and Levied to the use of his said Lordship his heirs and Successors   If it happen that the said Henry Walston doe
not make his personall appearance before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek
the third Tuesday of June then next Following and doe not answer unto his said Lordship of and Concerning of his Commiting
of fornication with a Certain Mary Miles and do not stand and abide the Judgment of the Court thereupon and doe
depart the same Court without Leave &a


The Same
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Stephen Lanck
 Now to witt the Seventeenth day of March Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty at a

Court then held at dividing Creek in and for the County af.d before his Lordships Justices Came a
Certain Stephen Lanck in his proper person according to a Certain Recognizance by him in this part ^before^
Acknowledged and prays that his appearance may be recorded and he discharged &c

                Thereupon the said Stephen Lancks appearance is recorded and he accordingly discharged &c

    Whereupon the said Stephen Lanck is Ordered to Enter into new Recognizance in Twenty pounds Currant Money
for his the said Stephen Lancks appearance before his Lordships Justices at the next Court to be held at dividing Creek
the third Tuesday of June next following to give Evidence on behalfe of his Lordship against Francis Tate on Suspicion
of felony &a
                         Thereupon the said Stephen Lanck present herein Court in his propers person acknowledged
himselfe Indebted unto his ^said^ Lordship in the Sum of Twenty pounds Curr.t money of Maryland of his body
good or Chattells Lands or tenements to be made and Levied to the Use of his said Lordship his heirs and
Successors  If it happen that the said Stephen Lanck doe not make his personall appearance before the
Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek in and for the County aforesaid
the third Tuesday of June then next following and doe not then and there give such Evidence as he shall know
against the afd Francis Tate on Suspicion of felony and do depart the Same Court without Leave &.c


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Jean Harman
 Somerset ss.t  Memorandum that at a Session of the peace of his Lordship the right Honourable the

Lord proprietary of the province of Maryland held at dividing Creek in Somerset County the third tuesday
of November to witt the Eighteenth day of the same month Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty before his
said Lordships Justices the peace in the County af.d to keep Assigned by the Oath of twelve Jurors being presented that
Jean Harman late of Alhallows parish in the County af.d Spinster the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and thirty nine at the parish af.d in the County af.d in the County af.d and within the Jurisdiction
of this Court did Comit fornication with a Certain person to the Jurors af.d unknown and did permitt the same unknown
person then and there to have Carnall Knowledge of her body and then and there to beget a bastard ^Child^ on the body of her
the same Jean to the high displeasure of Almighty God to the Evill Example of all others in such Case offending Contrary
to the peace of the said Lord propry that now is his good Rule and Goverment and against the form of the Act of Assembly
in such Case lately made and provided &c

                         Thereupon it is Commanded the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take ^the said^ Jean Harman if she should
be found in his Bailiwick and her should safe keep so that he might have her body before the Justices of his Lordships County
Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek in and for the County af.d the third tuesday of March Anno Dom one thousand
                                                                                                                                                                                  seven


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