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The King
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Bygrave otherwise Spruce
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Brief to Oppose the Defts. being Bailed
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for Debt having been
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very active in Promoting a Complaint to the Court of Aldermen
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of several Abuses & Extersions Committed in the sd. Goal by Mrs.
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Nicholls Wife of Nicholls the Head
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there, She thought it adviseable to have the sd. Frankland removed
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into the County and in order thereto to here him charged with a
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Felony in some distant County
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For this Purpose she first applied to
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John Warwick
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an
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& a Creature of her own One who had been in the Pillory
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once or twice for twice for Perjury, but he declining to Swear what
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she desired did however by Directions apply to
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a Notorious Gambler & who had some Obligations to Mrs. Nicholls
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for having some time before got him (as the Newgate Phase is)
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rapped off. With him Warwick & Mrs. Nicholls at last
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prevailed & having together concerted their Story Bygrave & Nichols
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drest themselves up like County people & in Company with
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Warwick went in a Hackney Coach to Mr. Morrice a
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& Mrs. Nichols that of his Sister & there Bygrave
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made & subscribed the Information hereunto annext marked
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The Information having been taken down in writing by the
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Justice himself & being signed in his Presence only the Justice
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called in Mr.
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& before him Bygrave
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acknowledged the Subscription to be his Hand & Swore to the Truth
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of the Information whereupon they had a Warrt. of Detainer
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granted them
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Worwick made Oath of the Facts before the Lord Mayor
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whereupon Warrts. were granted for apprehending Nichols &
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Bygrave Nicholls got out of the way but Bygrave being taken
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up was committed to
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Warwick again made Oath as before & Mr. Horton the Justices
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Clerk attending with the Original Information made before Mr.
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Morrice Swore that Bygrave was the Man who made it by the
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Name of Spruce the Acting Justice being about to commit Bygrave
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to Newgate he freely confessed the whole Fact acknowledged the
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Name John Spruce subscribed to the Information to be of his own
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Hand writing & desired Favour in regard he had been drawn in by
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