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On the Prosecution of
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Maketh Oath that he this Deponent was in January
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last applied to by the above named
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to defend the Cause
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of the Indictment above mentioned And that in consequence of
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the applications of this Deponent to the Prosecutrix and her then
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the same was compromised by the Defendants giving
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the Prosecutrix a Promisory Note for a certain Sum of Money And
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further that on the eighth day of January last a final Aggreemt.
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was come to by and between the Prosecutrix and the Defendant
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and all matters then in dispute between them were Settled and
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accommodated and each of them declared herself perfectly satisfied
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with each other in the presence of this Deponent and in consequence
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thereof he did prepare a General Release in the usual form bearing
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date that day from the Prosecutrix to the Defendant which was
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on the same day executed in the presence of this Deponent on the
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part of the Defendant and Mr
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which Release remained in the hands of this Deponent
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some considerable length of time after And that he hath since Seen
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the same General Release in the hands of Mr
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an
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to whom he applied for the same at the instance of the
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Defendant who had given it to him in order to apply to this
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Honorable Court to discharge the Recognizance in the usual
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manner but hath neglected so to do and refuses to give at the Same
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And that the Prosecutrix hath as this Deponent is informed and
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believes caused the Defendant to be held to Bail upon the Promisory
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Note before mentioned and hath also been informed and believes
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is now the Attorney upon that Occasion
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and therefore he apprehends the Prosecutrix will not now execute
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another General Release and also apprehends the said
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will now be the more inclined to detain that already executed
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And this Deponent further Maketh Oath that at the Sessions
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in August last an application was made to this Honorable Court
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by this Deponent on the part of the above named Charlotte Doughty
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who had also taken a General Release from the Prosecutrix to
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discharge the Recognizance in the usual way which was granted
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and the said
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being as this Deponent is informed dead
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