London

The King against Thomas Hanby< no role > Indicted for a Misdemeanuer

Thomas Holebrock< no role > of Beach Lane London Currier maketh Oath
that on the Fifteenth Day of October one Thousand, Seven hundred and Sixty
Five he this Deponent (being them One of the Constables for the Parish of Saint
Giles Without Cripplegate ) was Charged with the above Defendant in
the Watchhouse there by One John pearse< no role > for Assaulting him with an
Intent to Commit Sodomy on him the Said John Pearse< no role > And on
Wednesday the Sixteenth Day of the said Month this Deponent Condicted
the said Defendant before a Magistrate who Committed him to prison to
answer for the said Offence and Bound this Deponent over to Give Evidence
against the said Defendant at the next Sessions of the Peace. And
this Deponent Saith That the Sessions being on the said Wednesday
holden at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey he this Dponent Did
Attend with the Prosecutor and Give Evidence with him to the
Grand Jury as a Bill of Indictment then Jneferred against the
Defendant for the said Offence, Which Bill this Deponent who
afterwards Informed was found a True One, And that the said
Defendant had Pleaded not Guilty thereto, And this Deponent
Saith tha he was Informed by the prosecutors Friends and
Possitively on his Oath Saith that he verily Relieved the said Defendant
was to be Tryed at the then next Sessions to be holden at Justice Hall
aforesaid in the Month of December following And that he this Deponent
Relying on the Truth thereof, and for noctber Cannon reason where ever
Omitted Attending to Give his Evidence as the Tryal of the said Defendant
at he next Evening Sessions of the Peace which was held at
Guildhall as Monday the Ninth day of December when and
where he this Deponent who Soon afterwards to his Great
Surprise Informed that the said Defendant had been Called up
for Trayall and Acquitted for Want of Evidence, And Lastly
this Deponent Saith that notwithstanding such Omission
in his Attendance on the said Tryall was in no Sort Wilfully
[..] Done with a Design to Favour the said Defendant but
Merely owing to the above Misunderstanding us aforesaid
Yet this Deponent Saith he Could Give no Evidence touching the above
Fact against the said Defendant, but only as to his receiving him into
his Custody upon the prosecutors above Charge of the said Offence and
Conducting him before Magistrate for the Same as above Setforth

Sworn at Guildhall London
the 20th. October 1766 }
By the Court

Thomas Holebrook< no role >