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The King<lb></lb>
agst<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n601-1">Ann HIll</rs>
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On the Prosecution of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n601-2">Thomas Francis</rs>
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for a<lb></lb>
Felony</p>
<p n="602"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n602-1">Thomas Francis</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo465">Parish of St. Anns Blackfryers</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo466">London</rs>
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the Prosecutor above named Maketh Oath and<lb></lb>
saith that he said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n602-2">Ann Hill</rs>
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in June last stole out of this<lb></lb>
Deponents House Two Brass Candlesticks and was Committed to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo467">Woodstreet Compter</rs>
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by the Right Honble the Lord Mayor to take<lb></lb>
her Trial at this present sessions and this Deponent was found<lb></lb>
to Prosecute and entered into a Recognizance for that purpose<lb></lb>
and this Deponent further saith that on Friday last he<lb></lb>
preferred a Bill of Indictment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n602-4">Ann Hill</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the said offence which was found a June Bill by the Grand<lb></lb>
Jury and this Deponent attended at the Session House in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo468">old Bailey</rs>
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on Saturday last until Four o' Clock and received a<lb></lb>
Message from his wife that she was taken suddenly ill and<lb></lb>
desired to are this Deponent and this Deponent not apprehending<lb></lb>
that the Trial would come on so soon he this Deponent went to<lb></lb>
his House the sign of the Queenshead in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo469">water Lane Blackfryers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and returned again in less time than half an Hour and stand in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo470">the Old Bailey</rs>
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till half past seven o' Clock the same evening<lb></lb>
when this Deponent to his great surprize was informed that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n602-5">Ann Hill</rs>
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had been discharged for want of this<lb></lb>
Deponents Evidence whereby this Deponent recognizance he came<lb></lb>
Forfeited and this Deponent further saith that the cause of<lb></lb>
this Deponents absence was really on account of receiving the<lb></lb>
above message and that his wife at this time continuous very ill<lb></lb>
and that this Deponent did not go home as abovementioned out<lb></lb>
of favour or affection to the said Aun Hill but fully<lb></lb>
intended to Appear and Prosecute her according to his said<lb></lb>
Recognizance</p>
<p n="603">Sworn in Court this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15089_date64">20th day<lb></lb>
of July 1778</rs>
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