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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 309   View pdf image (33K)
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                                        August Court 1727                                        309

Kent County fs.t Memorandum that Tench Francis Gent Attorney of the Right
Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for the County afd who for the Same
Lord prop.ry in this part prosecuteth Doth Come here into Kent County Court
before Lambert Wilmer Esq.r and his Associates his s.d Lordships Justices of
the Same County Court to wit at Chester Town in the County afd the twentieth
Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty and Seven and for
the Same Lord prop.ry Doth give the Court here to understand and be Informed
that William Blackiston of S.t Pauls Parish in Kent County afd
Labourer the tenth Day of November Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred
twenty & Six at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction
of this Court Did Commit fornication with a Certain Martha Jarvis and
then and there Did Beget a Bastard Child on the Body of her her y.e Same
Martha to the high Displeasure of Almighty God to y.e Evill Example of
all others in Such Case offending Contrary to the peace of the s.d Lord
prop.ry his good Rule and Government and against the form of the Act
of Assembly in Such Cases made and provided wherefore the afd Attorney
prayeth the advice of the Court here in the premisses for the s.d Lord
prop.ry and Due process of Law against the afd W.m in this part to Issue
to answer the afd Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a
Test. Martha Jarvis                Tench francis Cler. pacis

    And the afd William Blackiston in his proper person Comes & Saith that
he Cannot gainsay the Information afd so as afd against against him brought
nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by
the afd Information it is alledged and thereupon Submitts to the Court
Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in
the Town of Chester in Kent County this fifteenth Day of August Anno
Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Seven that y.e s.d William Blackiston
pay the Sume of thirty Shillings Current money of Maryland as a fine
for his afd offence of Committing fornication in form afd Confest also
it is Considered that y.e s.d W.m Blackiston pay the Sume of three hundred
and Six pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers
of this Court
                                                                                            Jam.s Smith Clk

    Ordered by the Court here that the Sher of Kent County keep the afd William
Blackiston in Safe Custody untill he Shall Satisfie y.e fees in the Judgment
afd Specified


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