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<p n="269">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ88">Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n269-1">William Bridgen</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ89">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ90">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo161">City of London</rs>
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and the rest o the Commissioners of Oyer and<lb></lb>
Terminor and General Goal Delivery for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo162">City of London</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo163">County of Middlesex</rs>
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held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo164">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the Old Bailey</p>
<p n="270">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n270-1">James Maurice</rs>
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now a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ91">prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo165">Newgate</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="271"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
<lb></lb>
That on Monday the 2d. day of January last past Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
and one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n271-1">Jean Aude</rs>
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was taken by a warrant to <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ92">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n271-2">John Fielding</rs>
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and there<lb></lb>
charged by one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n271-6">Felix Sarrant</rs>
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with having Robbed him of £105: and upwards in<lb></lb>
Cash in his Dwelling House, Your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n271-3">Jean Aude</rs>
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were<lb></lb>
Commited to the Gatehouse for further Examination and on wednesday then next<lb></lb>
were brought again before the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ93">Sr.</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n271-4">John Fielding</rs>
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and on such Re-examination<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n271-5">Jean Aude</rs>
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were Honourably Acquitted thos. the said<lb></lb>
Sarrant and his House keeper were ready to have Sworn any thing that might<lb></lb>
have answered the end they wanted.</p>
<p n="272">That after Your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n272-1">Jean Aude</rs>
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were Discharged as<lb></lb>
Aforesaid they went again to the said Sarrant's House (they being both Lodgers<lb></lb>
in his House before and at the time of the pretended Robbery) to have gone into<lb></lb>
their respective Rooms in order to have taken their Goods and wearing<lb></lb>
Apparrel away and paying said Sarrant the Rent then due but he refused<lb></lb>
your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n272-2">Jean Aude</rs>
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Admittance into their rooms, or to take<lb></lb>
away any part of their Goods and Wearing apparrel from whence your Petr.<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n272-3">Jean Aude</rs>
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were destitute of all kind of necessarys save what<lb></lb>
were on them.</p>
<p n="273">That your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n273-1">Jean Aude</rs>
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having applied to Mr.<lb></lb>
Coupland an Attorney he demanded your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n273-2">Jean Aude</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
Goods and wearing apparel of the said Sarrant and he refusing to Deliver<lb></lb>
the same or any part thereof and insisting that if he could not fix your Petitioner<lb></lb>
and the said Aude with a Robbery he would make a Debt of it and would<lb></lb>
keep the Goods and wearing Apparel to Answer such Debt as he should fix<lb></lb>
them with, Your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n273-3">Jean Aude</rs>
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were therefore Advised to<lb></lb>
and did bring Actions of Trover against the said Prosecutor to which he gave Bail<lb></lb>
and the same are now depending and the Prosecutor in further Gratifycation of<lb></lb>
his wickedness Indicted Your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45008_n273-4">Jean Aude</rs>
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at the last<lb></lb>
Sessions at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo166">old Bailey</rs>
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and on the 18th. day of January last Your Petr.<lb></lb>
was Committed a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45008_occ94">Prisoner</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45008_geo167">Newgate</rs>
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by Thomas<obscured></obscured>
ton Esqr. one of<lb></lb>
his</p>
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