The Same
@	Somerset to wit Be it Remembred that George Hayward Gent Attorney of the Right
Cate Talbot	Honrble the Lord Propry that now is who for the Same Lord Propry in this part Prosecuteth doth

Come here into the County Court of the Same Lord Prop^ry held for Somerset County to wit at Princes Ann
Town in the Same County before Isaac Handy Esq^r and his Associates the Said Lord Prop^ry his Justices of the Same
County Court and for the Same Lord Prop^ry doth Give the Same Justices here to understand and be Informed
that Catherine Talbot Late of Stepney Parish in the County of Somerset the xxi day of March in the
Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one at the Parish af^d. in the County af^d. did Commit
Fornication with a Certain person unknown and did permit the Same unknown person to have Carnal
knowledge of her body and a bastard Child on the body of her the Said Catherine then and there did beget
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 Prop^ry that now is his good Rule and Government and Against the form
of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided and So forth And Whereupon the Same Attorney
of the Same Lord Prop^ry for the Lord Prop^ry prays Advice of the Court here in the premisses and that
due process of Law may in this part be made Against the Said Catherine to Answer of and upon the premisses
&^c       Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that Immediately he Should
Take the Said Catherine Talbot if &^c. to Answer &^c
           And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of March
being the Sixteenth day of the Same Month Anno Dom. 1762 before the Justices thereof Came the af^d.
Catherin Talbot According to a Certain Recognizance by her and ha in that part before Acknowledged and
had a hearing of the Information af^d. Saith that She Cannot deny but that She is Guilty of the premisses
in the Information af^d. above upon her Imposed in manner and form as by the Information af^d. Above
Against her Supposed and maketh Oath that a Certain Jonathan Stott is the father of the Child She Stands
Informed Against &^c.    Whereupon All and Singular the Premisses being Seen and by the Court fully
understood it is Considered by the Court here that the af^d. Catherine Talbot for the offence af^d. be taken and
Whereupon the Said Catherine Talbot is fined the Sum of thirty Shillings Cur^t Money for the offence af^d. but
hath not Anything to pay the Same withall but is willing to Give Se^ry for the Same According to Act of Assembly
Thereupon a Cert the Said Cat^e Talbot together with Joshua Turpin of Somerset County planter her Se^ry both
present here in Court in their proper persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto the af^d. his Lordship the
Lord Prop^ry in three pounds Cur^t Money of Maryland of their bodys Goods or Chattles Lands and Tenements
Joyntly and Severally to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors to be made and Levied if it
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happen that the Said Cat^e Talbot do not pay ^ the Justices of Somerset County Court on or before the Eighteenth
day of March Anno Dom. 1763 the Sum of thirty Shillings Cur^t Money for her fine af^d. &^c.