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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
Volume 862, Page 198   View pdf image
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(198)            November Court Anno Domini 1747

HD  Lord Proprietary
                 vs
       Elizabeth Coddy
 Bastardy
Convict p Confession

                               Be it Remembered that heretofore to wit the Second Tuesday in
August last by the oath of fifteen Jurors Namely Thomas Matthews &C.a was
Presented Elizabeth Coady for Bearing a Bastard Child
                                                                                     And now here at this day to wit
the Second Tuesday in November ^afs.d^ the afs.d Elizabeth in the Custody of the she Namely
Thomas Hungerford Gent to the Barr here brought in her proper person Comes and
being Demanded of her by the Court her wether she be Guilty ^of the Bastardy afs.d to be upon her Imposed she the said Mary says she is thereof Guilty^ in manner and form as by
the Presentment afs.d against her it is alledged
                                                                                  Therefore it is Considered that the s.d
Elizabeth Coady be fined or suffer Corporal Punishment according to the
Directions of the act of assembly in those Cases late made and Provided and for
that the s.d Elizabeth Cannot Pay or Procure any Person to be security for the fine afs.d
by the Act Imposed it is ordered the sheriff that he take her to the Whipping Post and
having striped her Naked from the Waist upwards their give her Twelve Lashes
on the Bair Back for her offence afs.d the sheriff afs.d Returns to the Court here that she hath
done Execution of the said Judgment upon the aforesaid Elizabeth

                                                             Whereupon into Court here in his Proper
Person Come Charles Love of Charles County Planter and becomes Pledge and
Security for the aforesaid Elizabeth Coady to pay the several fees arisen due to the officers
and ministers of the Court here by occasion of the Premises


HD  Lord Proprietary
                  vs
       Mary Siliven
 Bastardy
             Convict p Confession

                            Be it Remembered that heretofore to wit the Second Tuesday in
August last by the oath of fifteen Jurors Namely Thomas Matthews &C.a was
Recounted Mary Siliven for Bearing a Bastard Child
                                                                            And now here at this day to
wit the Second Tuesday in November afs.d the afs.d Mary in Custody of the sheriff
Namely Thomas Hungerford Gent to the Barr here brought in her proper
Person Comes and being Demanded of  her by the Court here wether she be Guilty
^of the Bastardy afs.d against here upon her Imposed she the said Mary says she is thereof Guilty in^
manner and form as by the Presentment afs.d against her it is alledged
                                                                         Therefore it is Considered that
the said Mary be fined or suffer Corporal Punishment according to the Directions of
the act of assembly in those Cases late made and Provided and for that the said Mary
Cannot Pay or Procure any Person to be Security for the fine afs.d by the act afs.d
Imposed it is ordered the Sheriff that he take her to the Whipping Post and
having stripped her Naked from the Waist upwards their give her Twelve
Lashes on the Bair Back for her offence afs.d
                                                                                                    (And)


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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
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