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<p n="2262"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo898">Middlesex</rs>
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The King<lb></lb>
agt<lb></lb>
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<p n="2263"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n2263-1">Maurice Devine</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo899">Saint Paul Shadwell</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo900">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ483">Poulterer</rs>
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maketh Oath and Saith that<lb></lb>
he this Deponent was sent for to Attend before Mr Justice Sherwood<lb></lb>
on or about the Twentyeth day of May last at the Public Office at<lb></lb>
Shadwell in Order to see if he this Deponent Could Swear to the<lb></lb>
Prisoner Searle who was then before him upon the Oath of an<lb></lb>
Accomplice, for Robbing this Deponent of three Geese And this<lb></lb>
Deponent Saith that he informed Mr. Justice Sherwood that he<lb></lb>
could not Swear to the Prisoner Searlenar neither did he this<lb></lb>
Deponent Know that he had lost any Geese at the time Sworn<lb></lb>
to by the Accomplice And this Deponent further Saith that he is a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ484">Widower</rs>
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and has a Family of Six Children to provide for<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further Saith that as he happened to Pass by<lb></lb>
Justice Sherwood's Door on Friday last he being entirely ignored<lb></lb>
of what he was to do in the Affair he inquired of the said Justice<lb></lb>
who was standing at his Door if any thing and what was<lb></lb>
further to be done by him this Deponent who told him he was<lb></lb>
fearful he was too late but bid him go to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo901">Hicks Hall</rs>
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on the<lb></lb>
Morrow to present an Indictment which this Deponent accordingly<lb></lb>
Did before Nine O Clock on Saturday last when much to his Concern<lb></lb>
he found the Grand Jury had been discharged on friday afternoon<lb></lb>
so that this Deponent could not Commence any Prosecution<lb></lb>
And this Deponent saith that he did not defer or Neglect to<lb></lb>
Prosecute the Prisoner through Favour or with any Design of<lb></lb>
any Sort, but through Ignorance in Matters of that Sort<lb></lb>
entirely</p>
<p n="2264">Sworn in Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo902">Old<lb></lb>
Bailey</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45017_date170">9th. day of July 1771</rs>
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<p n="2265">By the Court.</p>
<p n="2266"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n2266-1">Maurice Devine</rs>
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