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April 1714

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To the Right Worshipfull her Majties:
Justices of Peace for the County of Middx
Sitting in Quarter Sessions

The humble Petition of John
Driver
< no role >

Sheweth
That Two Indictments were preferred last
Session at Hicks Hall and in Custody of the Jury, but the
Evidence not comeing till Saturday noon the Grand Jury was
discharged and the Bills brought down by the Foreman and
left with the Clerk of the Peace or his Clerk as usuall, That
application being, made for the same two Bills they could
not be found, but some time after one Williams a prtended
Sollicitor to this Court, meeting one Day the Sollicitor (who
acted for the Prosecutor) in a [..] cose manner asked
him where his Bills were (meaning the Bills before mentioned)
and then told him, they were [..] in the Kennell and hee
the Said Williams took them [..] and then took them
out of this pockett and shewed them to said Day-but
would not give them to him.

Wherefore your Petitioner most humbly
prays your Worshipps will be pleased to
Grant your Order or Summons for the
Said Williams to attend your Worshipps
in order to know how he came by the said
Bills-and that the same may be returned
to your Petitioner or his Sollicitor to be
prosecuted in for me this Imediate Session
John Driver< no role > And Yor Petr. shall ever pray Etc




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