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that in the Month of June last past he was bound by Recognizance
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for Stealing a Handkerchief this
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Deponents Property at the Session held for the
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on Wednesday the sixth Day of
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July last past And this Deponent further saith that about a Week
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before the
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Sessions he was violently afflicted with the Gent
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in his right Foot insomuch that he was rendered unable to go out
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of his House for the space of five Weeks without the utmost danger
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of loosing his Life by Means whereof this Deponent was prevented
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from attending at the said Sessions to prefer a Bill of Indictment
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for such Felony and on that
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And this Deponent saith that during the said Sessions he wrote
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a Letter to the Honourable Court to acquaint them of this Deponent
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situation and was in hopes that the said
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would have been continued in Custody till the then next Session
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And lastly this Deponent saith that such illness was the only
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the
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By the Court
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