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<p n="79"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">For the Prosecutors</note>
<lb></lb>
The King<lb></lb>
agt<lb></lb>
Bygrave otherwise Spruce<lb></lb>
Brief to Oppose the Defts. being Bailed</p>
<p n="80"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n80-1">Wm. Frankland</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ44">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo90">Newgate</rs>
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for Debt having been<lb></lb>
very active in Promoting a Complaint to the Court of Aldermen<lb></lb>
of several Abuses & Extersions Committed in the sd. Goal by Mrs.<lb></lb>
Nicholls Wife of Nicholls the Head <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ45">Turnkey</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ46">Clerk of the papers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
there, She thought it adviseable to have the sd. Frankland removed<lb></lb>
into the County and in order thereto to here him charged with a<lb></lb>
Felony in some distant County</p>
<p n="81">For this Purpose she first applied to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n81-1">John Warwick</rs>
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an<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ47"> under<lb></lb>
Turnkey</rs>
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& a Creature of her own One who had been in the Pillory<lb></lb>
once or twice for twice for Perjury, but he declining to Swear what<lb></lb>
she desired did however by Directions apply to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n81-2">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a Notorious Gambler & who had some Obligations to Mrs. Nicholls<lb></lb>
for having some time before got him (as the Newgate Phase is)<lb></lb>
rapped off. With him Warwick & Mrs. Nicholls at last<lb></lb>
prevailed & having together concerted their Story Bygrave & Nichols<lb></lb>
drest themselves up like County people & in Company with<lb></lb>
Warwick went in a Hackney Coach to Mr. Morrice a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ48">Justice<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo91">Kensington</rs>
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Bygrave taking upon him the Name<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n81-30">John Spruce</rs>
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& Mrs. Nichols that of his Sister & there Bygrave<lb></lb>
made & subscribed the Information hereunto annext marked<lb></lb>
The Information having been taken down in writing by the<lb></lb>
Justice himself & being signed in his Presence only the Justice<lb></lb>
called in Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n81-3">Richd. Horton</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ49">Clerk</rs>
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& before him Bygrave<lb></lb>
acknowledged the Subscription to be his Hand & Swore to the Truth<lb></lb>
of the Information whereupon they had a Warrt. of Detainer<lb></lb>
granted them</p>
<p n="82"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50362_date20">25 Jany. 1739</rs>
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</note>
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Worwick made Oath of the Facts before the Lord Mayor<lb></lb>
whereupon Warrts. were granted for apprehending Nichols &<lb></lb>
Bygrave Nicholls got out of the way but Bygrave being taken<lb></lb>
up was committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo92">Wood Street</rs>
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Compter & next day brought before<lb></lb>
the Acting Justice at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo93">Guild hall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="83">Warwick again made Oath as before & Mr. Horton the Justices<lb></lb>
Clerk attending with the Original Information made before Mr.<lb></lb>
Morrice Swore that Bygrave was the Man who made it by the<lb></lb>
Name of Spruce the Acting Justice being about to commit Bygrave<lb></lb>
to Newgate he freely confessed the whole Fact acknowledged the<lb></lb>
Name John Spruce subscribed to the Information to be of his own<lb></lb>
Hand writing & desired Favour in regard he had been drawn in by</p>
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