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v } of the right honorable the Lord Propreitor that that is held for
Mary Grayless } Dorchester County at Camridge in the said County
in ---- Anno Dom one thousand and seven hundred and thirty and four by the oath of
--- --- & Jurors good and lawful men of the county afo. being sworn and ---
charge to inquire thus ---- Lord Proptr and the body of the county afo it is
proported that Mary Grayless late of Saint Mary's White Chappel Parrish
in the County of Dorchester Fourth day of June Anno Domoni seventeen hundred an
thirty and three at the parish afo. in the county afo. in the juristidication of this Co
Court did commit fornication with a certain person to the Jurors afo. unknown ——
:--- --- of her body and to begat then and there a bastard child on the body of her and
thtat --- mary to the high --- pleasure of the almighty God to her oath Exc----
---- ---- ---- --- ---- contrary to the peace of the said Lord
Proptr. and his good rules and government and against the ---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Frances
And now her comethed the afo. Mary in her proper person and --- --- --- being
-- -- --- --- --- for --- afo. in the judictment of the spedifics above and
upon her imposed would be ---- tho -- Mary saith the she cannot and
--- --- -- She is quiltiy of the fornation afo. in the Judictmaent afo. --- and
in manner and form -- by the --- judictment afo. -- --- -- proply acknows;
--- --- . And immediatley by the Cort afo. it is ask --- --- May if
any thing for ---- -- -- to to Say herworth where for the court -- --
so Judgm out and of her up -- ------ afo. --- Proprt.
Acknowledge -- --- of the forniaction afo. in the indictment -- --- --
---- ---- ought and who ------ with only so before 0000 said as
herefore
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Therefor it is considered by the Court now here that th. afo. Mary
by whipped at the bublick whiping post of Corchester County afo. with Ten
Lashes on her bare backxx it is of --- -- Sheriff of xxxx
County afo. that he --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- this and
Parri>> --- Who --- the afo. May propro0000 court and her
proper person is --- ---- --- for her ----
---- ---- --- --- --- ---- in in proper person Joseph
Eunalls of Dorchester County Court and acknowledges hiself to sw--
--- and justly enbevted to thie several offices of this court the son of one
thousand pounds of Tobacco of his goods and chattles xxxx and ons-
------ to be 000 and the the use of xxxxxxx xxxxx xxx
of this Court to be levied upon condition that had --- not prega?nt??
xxxx unto --- ---- and ---- --- afo. --- --- ---
thou from the afo. Mary Grayless by --- ---- ---
Lordship } A Mary Gralyless os amd? that Joseph Pearson is ??
v } Father and Begott of her bastard Child for which
Jo: Pearson } xxx Indicted. Where upon it is order that he is
Lordship Attorney ---- it and information against him for it