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John Spruce subscribed to the Information to be his own Handwriting and desired Favour in regard he had
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been drawn in by Mrs. Nicholls who had an influence over him of such a Nature that it was not safe for
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him to refuse her any thing, but his confession was not reduced into writing because he refused to sign
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We any
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have
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positive Evidence agt. Mrs Nicholls except Warwick who has been pilloryed for perjury) but we Presume Mr. Morris the Justice and Mr. Horton his Clerk will be able to prove that Mrs. Nicholls
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was the person that
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came with Bygrave when he made the Information against Frankland and
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passed for his sister and we can shew that
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she
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fled from Justices upon a Warrants being granted agt. her
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we hope she
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may be convicted of this Offence Conspriacy
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We have no possitive Evidence agt. Mrs. Nicholls but Warwick (as to the Contrivance and her prevailing on
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By grave to make the Information) who as before has been convicted of Perjury & stood on the Pillory
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for it But it Keate (one of ye under Turnkeys) that upon his sessions to Mrs. Nicholls
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Mrs. Nicolls
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We can purely that Frankland would Ruin her)
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she said
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she said dont fear, for
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she would
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I will make him
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Sup sorrow by spoonfulls and
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that
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Frankland shall
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should
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be for enough removed but
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she Could
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I can do
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nothing like the assizes
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It can be proved that she had been Tampering with several persons to swear a Rebery agt.
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Frankland in order to remove him particularly Hogg,
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John Freeman
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Jane Ditcher
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his repicted Wife
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All which Circumstanees putt together will (we hope) be sufficient
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to an out her of ye Conspiracy charged in ye Indrtemens annext
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