Old Bailey Sessions
Septr 1776

The King against Sarah Dean
on the Prosecution of
John Hayes Sarah Taylor< no role > and
Susanna Stace< no role >

John Hayes< no role > of Coleman Street London Packer maketh Oath
and Saith that he this Deponent and Sarah Taylor and
Susanna Stace in and about the Middle of March last
and enter into a Recognizance to our Sovereign Lord the King
before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London for
the Prosecution of one Sarah Dean< no role > otherwise Coxall< no role > otherwise
Stokes< no role > for Begamy And this Deponent further saith that he
this Deponent and the said Sarah Taylor and Susanna
Stace at the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Goal delivery
at the Old Bayley next following their entering into the said
Recognizance were Ready and meant and intended to
Prosecute the said Sarah Dean otherwise Coxall otherwise Stokes
and to prefer a Bill of Indictment against her for the said offence
and that this Deponent had an Indictment prepared and
Engrossed on Parchment for that purpose and that the said
Susanna Stace who Resides in the County did then come up to
London for that purpose And this deponent further says that
on Saturday the Twentieth day of April last being a day on which
the said Sessions were holding at the old Bailey this Deponent
applied to one of the officers or door keepers at the old Bailey
and enquired for the Grand Jury for London and was then
told by the said officers or door keep of that the said Jury was up
in Consequence of which Information this Deponent conceiving
that the Grand Jury was interely discharged for that Sessions did
not nor did either of them the said Sarah Taylor or Susanna Stace
prefer any Indictment at that Sessions And this Deponent
further says that he hath since found that this Deponent
misunderstood the said officer or Door keeper and that he only
meant the Grand Jury was up for that day and not for the Session