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<p n="58">The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n58-1">Joshua Wood</rs>
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for a Misdeameanour<lb></lb>
in unlawfully conveying and delivering to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n58-7">William<lb></lb>
Frankland</rs>
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or prisoner in Newgate severall Instruments<lb></lb>
for the use of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n58-3">Thomas Pearce</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n58-4">James Moor</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n58-5">Lemoor</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n58-6">John Waters</rs>
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three prisoners<lb></lb>
also in Newgate to the Intent that they should<lb></lb>
break the said Goal of Newgate and Escape and<lb></lb>
go at Large thereout</p>
<p n="59"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n59-1">William Salt</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15051_geo47">old Baily</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15051_geo48">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15051_occ37">Gentleman</rs>
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maketh oath and<lb></lb>
Saith That a certain bill of Indictment against the Defendant is<lb></lb>
and was prepared to be exhibited to the Grand Jurors of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15051_geo49">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on Thursday the fifth Day of this Instant September for the above<lb></lb>
offence, That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n59-2">William Frankland</rs>
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who is a prisoner for<lb></lb>
Debt and in Execution is a material Witness on behalf of the Crown<lb></lb>
to prove the Charge specified in the said Indictment and this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith that he this Deponent on the said Thursday did make<lb></lb>
inquiry if any of the Judges of his majesty's <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15051_geo50">Court of King's bench</rs>
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were<lb></lb>
in Town in order to bring a habeas Corpus to remove the said<lb></lb>
Frankland from the said Gaol of Newgate to the Sessions at Justice<lb></lb>
Hall to be sworn and give Evidence upon the said Indictment to the<lb></lb>
said Jurors and that upon the said Inquiry this Deponent was informed<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n59-4">Robert Thomas</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15051_occ38">Tipstaff</rs>
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to Mr. Justice probyn that no one of the<lb></lb>
Judges of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15051_geo51">Court of King's Bench</rs>
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were then in Town by<lb></lb>
means whereof a habeas Corpus could not at this present Sessions<lb></lb>
be obtained for the purposes aforesaid and this Deponent further<lb></lb>
saith that without the Testimony of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n59-5">William Frankland</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the said bill of Indictment could not nor yet can safely be<lb></lb>
Exhibited to the Jurors.</p>
<p n="60">Sworn at Justice Hall in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15051_geo52">Old Baily</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15051_date12">6th Sepr. 1740</rs>
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<p n="61">By the Court</p>
<p n="62"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15051_n62-1">Will Salt</rs>
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