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March Court Anno Domini 1747
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Tuesday in Aug.t last by the oath of fifteen Jurors Namely Thomas Matthews &C.a was Presented Mary Clark for bearing a bastard Child And now here at this day to wit the Second Tuesday in March aforesaid the aforesaid Mary Clark in Custody of the Sheriff Namely Thomas Hungerford Gentleman to the Barr here bought in her proper person Comes and being Demanded of her by the Court here wether she be Guilty of the Bastardy aforesaid above upon her Imposed she the said Mary Clark says she is thereof Guilty in manner and form as by the Presentment aforesaid ag.st her it is alledged Therefore it is therefore Considered that the said Mary Castel 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 Castel 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 aforesaid And afterwards to wit the same Second Tuesday in March aforesaid the SHeriff aforesaid Returns to the Court here that he hath done Execution of the said Judgment upon the afs.d Mary Clark Whereupon into Court here in his proper Person Comes Joseph Clements of Charles County Planter & becomes Pledge and Security for the afs.d Mary Clark to pay the several fees arisen due to the officers and Ministers of the Court hereby occasion of the Premises Whereupon it is by the Court here further Considered that the said Mary Clark do serve her Master one year and a half Inconsideration of the Loss of Time and trouble of his House and the fees arisen due to the officers and Ministers of the Court
wit the Second Tuesday in November last by the Oath of fifteen Jurors Nam^e^ly Richard Marshall &C.a was Presented Mary Castel for bearing a bastard Child And now here at this day to wit the Second Tuesday in March afs.d the afs.d Mary Castel in Custody of the sheriff Namely Thomas Hungerford Gent to the Court here brought in her proper person Comes and being Demanded of her by the Court here wether she be Guilty of the Bastardy aforesaid above upon her Imposed she the said Mary Castel says she is thereof Guilty in manner and form as by the Presentment aforesaid against her it is alledged (Therefore |
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