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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 297   View pdf image (33K)
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                                            June Court 1732                                               297

with a person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permit the Same unknown person the
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 Sarah 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
Test John Browning on the back of the Same bill was endorsed as foll.
viz.t  True Bill p Edw.d Worrell Foreman

    And the afd Sarah Boyer in her proper person comes and Saith that She
cannot gainsay the Indictment afd So as afd against her brought nor Can She
Say but that She is guilty of the premisses above against her and there
upon Submits to the Court    Therefore it is Considered by the Justices
here to wit at a Court held for Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester in
Said County on the third tuesday in June being the twentieth day of Said Month Anno
Domini Seventeen hundred and thirty two  That the afd Sarah Boyer pay the
Sum of thirty Shillings Current money as a fine for Committing the fornication
afd in form afd Confest And also it is Considered that the afd Sarah Boyer
pay the Sume of two hundred and tenn pounds                            pounds of
Tobacco cost accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court &c.a

    Ordered that Security be gave for the costs and charges afd  Thereupon
William Boyer Jun.r And Augustine Boyer came into Court and Said
they would pay the fees afd for the afd Sarah Boyer &c.a
                                                                        Jam.s Smith Clk

T. f.
 His Ldship
     ag.t
Rachel Middleton
 Kent County fs  The Jurors for the right honourable
the Lord prop.ry that now is for Kent County afd
upon their Oath do present that Rachel Middleton
late of Shrewsbury Parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth day of June Anno
Domini Seventeen hundred thirty & one at the Parish afd in the County afd
within the Jurisdicion of this Court did Commit fornication with a 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 Rachel 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 his good rule
and government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in that
case made and provided
                                Test James Stavely  On the back of the Same
Indictm.t was as foll. viz.t  True Bill p Edw.d Worrell foreman
                                                                                                and


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