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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
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                                     August Court 1730                                                    151

certain person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permit the Same unknown person
then and there to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to beget then and
there a bastard Child on the Body of her the Same Mary to the high displeasure
of Almighty God to the Evil 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 that Case made and provided
                                                                        T ffrancis Cler. pac.

    The afd Indictm.t was Endorsed viz.t Billa Vera  p ine Tho.s Hynson foreman

     And the afd Mary Punny in her proper person Comes and Saith that She can
not gainsay the Indictm.t afd So as afd against her brought nor but that
she is guilty of the premisses above upon her imposed as by the afd Indictm.t
it is alledged & thereupon Submits to this Court  Therefore it is Considered
by the Justices here to wit at the Court House in the Town of
Chester in Said County on the third tuesday in August being the Eighteenth
day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty  That the afd
Mary Punny Pay the Sum of thirty Shillings Current money as a fine
for Committing the offence of fornication afd According to Act of Assembly
in Such case lately made and provided And also Pay the Sume of two
hundred Eight four pounds of tobacco Cost accrueing on the premisses afd
to the officers of this Court &c.a
                                                                                    Jam.s Smith Clk.

    Ordered by the Court here that the Said Mary Punny prove the
begett.r of the afd Child  Thereupon being Sworn Declares that
a Certain Benj.a Sutton of Said County was y.e person that Committed
fornication with her and that begatt her with the Child as above She
is charged with

    Ordered by the Court here that the afd Mary give Security
for the fees accrueing on the premisses afd  Thereupon The Rev.rnd
Jn.o Alex.r Williamson of Said County comes into Court and Saith
that he will pay all the fees to the officers of this Court on the
premisses afd and the afd Mary is thereupon discharged &c.a

T. ff.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Benj.a Sutton
 Ordered by the Court here that the afd Mary
Punny give Security to appear at next Court as an
Evid.c against the afd Benjamin  On which
the afd Mary Punny comes into Court and Acknowledges
herselfe Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry in the Sume of five
pounds Sterl to be Leveyed on her goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements Conditionally
to the use of her ^s.d^ Lord Ship his heires and Successors Conditionally that
if the afd Mary Shall not make her person appearance at the next Court to
be held at the Court House in the Town of Chest.r in Said County on the third
tuesday in Novemb.r next to give her Evid.c on his Said Lord Ships behalfe
against the afd Benjamin Sutton wherewith She acknowledges herselfe Content

    And Likewise came the Rev.rnd Jn.o Alex.r Williamson and Acknowledges
himselfe Indebted to the Right Hon.rble the Lord prop.ry in the Sum of five
pounds Sterl to be Leveyed on his goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements to the


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