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of Kings Head Court near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo249">Saint Pauls<lb></lb>
Church Yard</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ95">Excise Officer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-2">John Hall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ96">Servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-10">Morgan<lb></lb>
Rice</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo250">Thames Street</rs>
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London<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ97">Brandy Merchant</rs>
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severally make<lb></lb>
Oath and say that they these Deponents in or about the Month of June<lb></lb>
last past were bound by Recognizance to appear at the Session held<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo251">City of London</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo252">Justice hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo253">Old Bailey</rs>
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in the Month of<lb></lb>
July last to give Evidence against one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-3">William Steward</rs>
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who was<lb></lb>
charged by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-4">Samuel Brown</rs>
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for Stealing a Handkerchief the<lb></lb>
Property of the said Mr. Brown who was also bound by Recognizance<lb></lb>
to prosecute the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-5">William Steward</rs>
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for such Felony And these<lb></lb>
Deponents says that they Attended at the said Sessions held at<lb></lb>
Justicehall aforesaid several times in order to give Evidence against<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-6">William Steward</rs>
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on any Bill of Indictment to be<lb></lb>
preferred by the said Mr. Brown to the Grand Jury but not meeting<lb></lb>
with the said Mr. Brown at the said Sessions they these Deponents<lb></lb>
severally went to the House of the said Mr. Brown in Grange Read.<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo254">Southwark</rs>
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to enquire the Reason why he did not attend at the said<lb></lb>
Sessions and he then informed these Deponents that he was so<lb></lb>
much afflicted with the Goul that he was unable to attend at the<lb></lb>
said Sessions to prosecute the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-7">William Steward</rs>
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and these<lb></lb>
Deponents say that observing one of the Legs of the said Mr. Brown<lb></lb>
to be wrapped up in Flannell they verily beleived such information<lb></lb>
to be true And these Deponents further say that not knowing they<lb></lb>
could preferr any Bill of Indictment against the said William<lb></lb>
Steward without the said Mr. Brown attended to give Evidence<lb></lb>
thereon they these Deponents omitted to give any instructions for<lb></lb>
an Indictment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-8">William Steward</rs>
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And the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Brown afterwards informed these Deponents that he would<lb></lb>
take care that they came into no Trouble on account of his not being<lb></lb>
able to attend at the said Sessions and they fully hoped he would<lb></lb>
have performed such promise but these Deponents now find to their<lb></lb>
great Sorrow that such Recognizance became forfeited And lastly<lb></lb>
these Deponents say they did not omit to prefer such Bill of<lb></lb>
Indictment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n397-9">William Steward</rs>
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with any intent or<lb></lb>
Design to favour him or for any Reward or promise thereof but such<lb></lb>
Omission was entirely occasioned by the said Mr. Browns not attending<lb></lb>
at the said Sessions as aforesaid</p>
<p n="398"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n398-1">Richd. Roberts</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n398-2">John Hall</rs>
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<p n="399">Both sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo255">Guildhall</rs>
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London the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15085_date43">sixteenth Day of<lb></lb>
November 1774</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="400">By the Court</p>
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