Midlesex

The King Against William Ball< no role > at the
Prosecution of Martha Duffield< no role > Widow on an
Indictment for Stealing a Copper Still and
a quantity of Earthen Ware her property

Martha Duffield< no role > the above named Prosecutrix
maketh Oath and Saith that she prefered the above
Indictment against the said Defendant Yesterday at Hicks
Hall and that it was very late in the afternoon before she
was Examined by the Jury there, and being informed
that the Defendants Tryal would not come on at
the Old Bailey before twelve o'Clock this day on
account of the great Number of Indictments that
had been prefered before hers; and whereupon
this Deponent went home she living as far off as Highgate
and deeply Engaged in Business, But this Morning
came to London with her witness John Watkins< no role >
in order to appear and prosecute the said Defendant
and was Attending at the Old Bailey before Eleven
o'Clock for that purpose but was informed that the
said Defendant had been acquitted of the said Indictment
just before this Deponent and her said Witness was
at the Old Bailey as aforesaid

Marth
Duffeild< no role >

Sworn at the Old Bailey
the 23d. day of May 1765
Before

E Wilmot

Resworn this 24th. May 1765 at Justice Hall
in the Old Baily

By the Court