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<p n="238">The King on the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n238-1">John Shank</rs>
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against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n238-2">Mary Wilcox</rs>
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<p n="239"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n239-1">John Shank</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15101_geo206">Fenchurch Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15101_geo207">City of London Tavern</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ181">Keeper</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith That the above named Deft. Mary<lb></lb>
Wilcox having been fully committed to take her Trial at the last<lb></lb>
April <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15101_geo208">Old Bailey</rs>
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sessions to this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ182">Deponent</rs>
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gave Directions to the<lb></lb>
Clerk of the Arraigns for preparing the necessary Indictment<lb></lb>
that the same was accordingly prepared-That no Business<lb></lb>
having been transacted on the second day of the said sessions<lb></lb>
this Deponent apprehended and verily believed that the Grand<lb></lb>
Jury would not be discharged till the afternoon of the Monday<lb></lb>
after the Commencement thereof-That on the Morning of<lb></lb>
Monday following the Commencement of the said Sessions<lb></lb>
this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ183">Deponent</rs>
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and his Witnesses attended at the Sessions<lb></lb>
House for the purpose of giving Evidence before the Grand Jury<lb></lb>
and finding the said Bill but this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ184">Deponent</rs>
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was then<lb></lb>
informed to his great suprize that they had been discharged<lb></lb>
the Saturday preceeding-That this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ185">Deponent</rs>
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preferred an<lb></lb>
Inductment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n239-2">Mary Wilcox</rs>
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on the third day<lb></lb>
of June last and the same having been found by the Grand<lb></lb>
Jury this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ186">Deponent</rs>
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obtained a Judges Warrant thereon and<lb></lb>
used every means in his power to get the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15101_n239-3">Mary Wilcox</rs>
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apprehended and after much Trouble & Expence to this<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15101_occ187">Deponent</rs>
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she was taken the 14th. Day of July and committed on<del>or about</del>
the<lb></lb>
Fifteenth day of Julylast And this Deponent also<lb></lb>
saith That he did not omit to attend the Grand Jury<lb></lb>
during their setting at the April Sessions out of any</p>
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