July Sessions
1782

London

The King
agt
Jehonadab Delegal}
On the
Prosecution of
Thomas Norris< no role >
for an Assault

Jehonadab Delegal of the Strand in the Parish of Saint
Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex Gentleman the above
named Defendant maketh Oath and Saith that James Delegal,
of Winchester Street near Broad Street London Engraver having
become bound by Recognizance with Thomas Gates< no role > the Marshall
of the City of London in the Sum of Twenty Pounds each for
The appearance of this Deponent at this present Session which
was held at Guildhall London on Monday the first day of
July instant to answer a Bill of Indictment found by the
Prosecutor against this Deponent at the last Sessions and
this Deponent being also bound in the Sum of Forty Pounds
for his own appearance at the same time when and where
this Deponent did alter [..] to take his Tryal on
the said Indictment [..] Condition of the
Recognizance and this [..] being fearful of the
Conveyances that might onside [..] to his Bail as well as
himself by any neglect made application by Letter to Mr
Reynolds the Clerk of Arraigne to know if the Tryal of
the said Indictment could with safety be postponed the
the next day (Tuesday) at the same time informing the
said Mr Reynolds that his Witnesses were not then ready
from whom his Deponent received a verbal Answer that it
must come on that day (Monday) whereupon this Deponent
together with the said James Delegal immediately to
a Coach and drove with great expedition to bring up
the Witnesses on the part of this Deponent and
notwithstanding every dispatch was made use of when the
respective Witnesses appeared (which to the knowledge and
belief of this Deponent did not in the while & said two
hours) to his great Surprize the Court was broke up and in
this Case the Recognizance of this Deponent and his Bail