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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 152   View pdf image (33K)
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152                                        August Court 1730


use of his Said Lord Ship his heires and Successors Conditionally  That if the afd Mary
Punny Shall not make her personall appearance at the next Court to be held for Said
County the third tuesday in Novemb.r next to give her Evid.c on his Said Lord Ships
behalfe against the afd Benjamin Sutton wherewith he acknowledges himselfe
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T. ff.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Nath.l Miller
 Kent County fs Memorand.m that Tench Francis Gentl
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 Came hereinto Kent County Court before
William Frisby Sen.r and his associates his Lordships
Justices of the Same County Court to wit at Chest.r Town in the County afd the Seventeenth day
of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty and for the Same Lord prop.ry doth
give the Court hereto understand and be informed that Nathaniel Miller late of S.t pauls parish
in the County afd planter the tenth day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty
and Nine at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdicon of this Court did
committ fornication with Elizabeth Davis and then and there did beget a bastard
child on the body of the Same Elizabeth to the high displeasure of Almighty God
to the Evil Example of all others in Such offending contrary to the Peace of the
Said Lord prop.ry his good rule and Government and against the form of the Act
of Assembly in Such made and provided &c.a  wherefore the afd Attry prayeth the
advice of the Court here in the premisses for her Said Lord prop.ry and due process of
Law against the afd Nathaniel in this part to Issue to answer to the Said Lord
prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a                                  Tench Francis Cler. pac.

    And the afd Nathaniel Miller in his proper person comes and Saith that he
cannot gainsay the Information afd So as afd 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 Chest.r in Said County on the third tuesday in August being the Eighteenth
day of Said Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty  That the Said Nath.l
Miller pay the Sume 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 Sum of two hundred forty three pds
of Tob.o Costs accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court
Ordered by the Court here That Security be gave for the above fine
and fees  Thereupon comes into Court Samuel Wickes of Said County
and SAith that he will pay the fine and fees afd and the afd Nathaniel
Miller is therefrom discharged

    Ordered by the Court here That the afd Nathaniel Miller give Security
to Indemnifie the County from any charge that may ensue on Acco.t of
the afd Child to the County            And on which came the afd Nath.l
Miller and acknowledged himselfe indebted to the right hon.rble the
Lord prop.ry in the Sume of two Thousand five hundred pounds of
Tobacco to the use of his Said Lordship his heires and Successors Conditionally





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