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<p n="393"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n393-1">Samuel Brown</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo244">Saint Mary Magdalen<lb></lb>
Bermondsey</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo245">County of Surrey</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ94">Gentleman</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith<lb></lb>
that in the Month of June last past he was bound by Recognizance<lb></lb>
to prosecute one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n393-3">William Steward</rs>
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for Stealing a Handkerchief this<lb></lb>
Deponents Property at the Session held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo246">City of London</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo247">Justice hall in the Old Bailey</rs>
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on Wednesday the sixth Day of<lb></lb>
July last past And this Deponent further saith that about a Week<lb></lb>
before the<obscured></obscured>
Sessions he was violently afflicted with the Gent<lb></lb>
in his right Foot insomuch that he was rendered unable to go out<lb></lb>
of his House for the space of five Weeks without the utmost danger<lb></lb>
of loosing his Life by Means whereof this Deponent was prevented<lb></lb>
from attending at the said Sessions to prefer a Bill of Indictment<lb></lb>
against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n393-4">William Steward</rs>
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for such Felony and on that<lb></lb>
Account this Deponent's said Recognizance became forfeited<lb></lb>
And this Deponent saith that during the said Sessions he wrote<lb></lb>
a Letter to the Honourable Court to acquaint them of this Deponent<lb></lb>
situation and was in hopes that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n393-5">William Steward</rs>
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<lb></lb>
would have been continued in Custody till the then next Session<lb></lb>
And lastly this Deponent saith that such illness was the only<lb></lb>
Reason that prevented this Deponent from appearing to prosecute<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n393-6">William Steward</rs>
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<p n="394">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo248">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15085_date42">16th. Day of November 1774</rs>
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<p n="395">By the Court</p>
<p n="396"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n396-1">Saml. Brown</rs>
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