Document: Order continuing the case of the fiscal vs. Doxy

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NYSA_A1881-78_V23_0216a
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Order continuing the case of the fiscal vs. Doxy

Document Date
1674-02-23
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1674-02-23
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Pltff. alleges that the Deft. did, on the 5th inst., enter, in an unlawful manner, into the married state with Mary van Harris, making use, for that purpose, of a forged certificate, and that Deft. hath still a wife alive who resides in New England; therefore, concludes that the Deft. ought to be conveyed to the place where justice is usually executed, severely whipped, and, furthermore, banished the country forever; with costs.Deft. denies ever having been married to a woman before; acknowledges his guilt as regards the forged certificate; says, that through love for Mary Harris he had allowed it to be executed by a certain Englishman, now gone to the Barbadoes, and therefore prays forgiveness.Whereas parties, on both sides, are expecting further proofs, the Governor-General and Council order this case to be continued to the next Court day, which will be next Thursday.

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Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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