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10th December 1772 - 12th July 1774

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Image 323 of 3729th June 1774


was for Several Months Past Publickly and almost daily seen Untill the said Sunday
the Twenty Sixth day of June last particularly on Saturday Evening or Sunday
when she had done her Weeks Work as a Chare Woman or as She Used to Work in the
Fields and Gardens about Chealsea Hammersmith Brompton and the parts Adjacent
but that She had no been as Usual since the said Sunday and there Deponents Say
that from Several Hints and Speecher which they heard from Several persons in the
Course of the said Enquiry they have great reason and do verily believe that some
Indirect menas have been made use of to keep the said Eleanor Smallbrook< no role > upon
of the Way so that these Deponents Cannot find her to give Evidence upon
the Tryal of the said Indictments at this present Session and Lastly these
Deponents Say that if the Tryal of the said Indictments are [..] put off till the next
Session they doubt not but Verily believe that by Continuing such their
Inquiry and by some Other means Used in the meantime they shall be able to
find out the said Eleanor Smallbrook so as to get her to attend and give
her Testimony upon the Tryal of the said Indictments at the next Session.

Sworn by both Deponents
in Court at Justice Hall in the
Old Bailey this 9th. day of July 1774 }

By the Court

Friedrick William
Lynken
< no role >
Elizabeth [mark] Taylor< no role >

And this Deponent Frederick William Lynken for himself further
Saith That he this Deponent did on Saturday last since the Making
of the above Affidavit Make diligent. Enquiry in and about Tothill Street
Westminster and of many of the persons and at many of the places mentioned
in this Deponents Affidavit where and of whom this Deponent was directed
and likely to see or hear of the said Eleanor Smallbrook< no role > and where and to whom
She was well known in Order to find out the said Eleanor Smallbrook [..]
Orderto get her to give her Testimony on the Tryal of the above Indictments
this Day but was informed by the several Neighbours and people there that
they well knew the said Eleanor Smallbrook but had not seen her Since
Sunday last but Apprehended she was at Work some Where in the Country
but could not tell this Deponent where And this Deponent Saith That
having been informed on his former Enquiry that the said Eleanor
Smallbrook was well Acquainted with one Dawkins a Soldier in the
Gaurds and being directed to and Enquired of one Billars his Serjant and
by him Acquainted that the said Dawkins was now on duty at Windsor
as mentioned in this Deponents said Affidavit he this Deponent did
Yesterday go to Windsor and there found out the said Dawkins and
Enquired of him for the said Eleanor Smallbrook who informed this
Deponent that he well knew the said Eleanor Smallbrook who was a
very




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