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<p n="751"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo317">MIDDLESEX</rs>
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COMMITMENTS</p>
<p n="752">lington and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n752-1">Abraham Kirby</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n752-1" type="surname" value="Kirby"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n752-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for knowingly and designedly and unlawfully<lb></lb>
obtaining by false pretences, in the city of London, a cask containing<lb></lb>
2 gallons of rasberry-brandy the property of James Isherwood and Co.<lb></lb>
with intent to cheat and defraud them thereof for want of sureties. Dated<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date142">Aug. 19, 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date142" type="date" value="17750819"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="753"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Lond</note>
<lb></lb>
19 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n753-1">Ann Walker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n753-1" type="surname" value="Walker"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n753-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
, committed by J. Barnfather, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n753-2">John Sudlow</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and another, for stealing in the city of London one silver table-spoon<lb></lb>
his property. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date143">Aug. 24, 1775</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="754"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Rob</note>
<lb></lb>
20 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n754-1">James Dignam</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n754-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, committed by J. Sherwood and B. Camper, Esqrs. on<lb></lb>
oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n754-2">Thomas Harebottle</rs>
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, for assaulting him on the highway, putting<lb></lb>
him in danger and fear of his life, and robbing him of 2s. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date144">Au-<lb></lb>
gust 25, 1775</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="755">Detained on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n755-1">William Hill</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n755-1" type="surname" value="Hill"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n755-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for riotously and tumultuously assembling<lb></lb>
with diverse other persons about his person, assaulting him and beating<lb></lb>
him, and putting him in bodily fear. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date145">Aug. 25, 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date145" type="date" value="17750825"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="756">Detained on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n756-1">Henry Gardner</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n756-1" type="surname" value="Gardner"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n756-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, for riotously and tumultuously<lb></lb>
assembling at his house with diverse other persons, assaulting and threat-<lb></lb>
ning to do him some bodily harm or injury, whereby the goes in dan-<lb></lb>
ger of his life. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date146">Aug. 25, 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date146" type="date" value="17750825"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="757"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Fraud</note>
<lb></lb>
21 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n757-1">John Jones</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n757-1" type="surname" value="Jones"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n757-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, brought by Habeas Corpus from the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo318">county of Surry</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_geo318" type="placeName" value="county of Surry"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_geo318" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
, <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date147">Au-<lb></lb>
gust 28, 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date147" type="date" value="17750828"></interp>
, charged in the return thereto, on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n757-2">William Butt-<lb></lb>
ling</rs>
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, that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n757-3">John Jones</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n757-3" type="surname" value="Jones"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n757-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
with three other persons, whose names are<lb></lb>
unknown, did on the 25th April last at a certain street or place near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo319">Charing-Cross</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo320">county of Middlesex</rs>
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, knowingly and designedly<lb></lb>
under false pretences obtain of him half a guinea, a silver watch, a piece<lb></lb>
of silk and an hand kerchief, with intent to cheat and defraud him, and<lb></lb>
whereby he was defrauded of the same.</p>
<p n="758">22 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n758-1">William Vandeput</rs>
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brought by Habeas Corpus from the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo321">county of Surry</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_geo321" type="placeName" value="county of Surry"></interp>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date148">August 28, 1775</rs>
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, charged in the return thereto, on the oaths of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n758-4">Tho-<lb></lb>
mas Constable</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-4" type="surname" value="Constable"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n758-2">Ann Wilcox</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-2" type="given" value="Ann"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-2" type="surname" value="Wilcox"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n758-3">Richard Mardell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-3" type="surname" value="Mardell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n758-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, for stealing, in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo322">county of Middlesex</rs>
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, 2 gowns, a cutlass and other things, the property<lb></lb>
of the said Thomas Constable.</p>
<p n="759"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Rob</note>
<lb></lb>
23 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n759-1">William Pikney</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-1" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-1" type="surname" value="Pikney"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, committed by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n759-2">John Sherwood</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-2" type="surname" value="Sherwood"></interp>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15086_occ184">Esq</rs>
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; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n759-3">John<lb></lb>
Richardson</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-3" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-3" type="surname" value="Richardson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n759-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, for assaulting him on the highway, putting him in fear of<lb></lb>
his life, and robbing him of 8s. and 4d. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date149">Aug. 28, 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date149" type="date" value="17750828"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="760">Detained on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n760-1">John Erwin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n760-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n760-1" type="surname" value="Erwin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n760-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, for privately stealing from his person<lb></lb>
a pair of silver buckles, an handkerchief, a pair of shoes and stockings,<lb></lb>
and a hat. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date150">Aug. 28, 1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date150" type="date" value="17750828"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="761"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Rob</note>
<lb></lb>
{ 24 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-1">Thomas Willis</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-1" type="surname" value="Willis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-2">Thomas Davis</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-2" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-2" type="surname" value="Davis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-3">William Tomkins</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-3" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-3" type="surname" value="Tomkins"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-4">Archibald Berredge</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-4" type="given" value="Archibald"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-4" type="surname" value="Berredge"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-7">Christopher</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-7" type="given" value="Christopher"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-7" type="surname" value="Ornsby"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, otherwise<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-5">Edward Ornsby</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-5" type="given" value="Edward"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-5" type="surname" value="Ornsby"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
,}<lb></lb>
committed by J. Barnfather, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15086_n761-6">Richard<lb></lb>
Evans</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-6" type="surname" value="Evans"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_n761-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, for feloniously assaulting him in the fields<lb></lb>
near the king's highway in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15086_geo323">parish of St. Mary<lb></lb>
le Bonne</rs>
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, putting him in fear, and feloniously<lb></lb>
taking from his person a hat. Dated <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15086_date151">August 31,<lb></lb>
1775</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15086_date151" type="date" value="17750831"></interp>
.</p>
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