William Frankland< no role > a Prisoner in Newgate for Dept having been very active in Promoting a Complaint to the Court of Aldermen of Several
abuses and Extorsions committed in the said Goal by Mrs. Nicholls wife of Nicholls the head Turnkey & Clerk of the Papers there she
thought it adviseable to have the said Frankland removed into the Country & in order thereto to have him charged with a Felony in some
Distant County.

For this purpose she first applyed to John Warwick< no role > an under Turnkey & a Creature of her own one who had been in the Pillory once
or twice for Perjury, but the declining to Swear what she desired did however by her directions to the Dept Edward Bygrave< no role > a notorious
Gambler & who had some obligations to Mrs. Nicholls for having some time before got him (as the Newgate Phrase is) rapped off.
with him Warwick & Mrs. Nichols at last prevailed and having together concerted their Story Bygrave and Nocholls drest themselves
up like Country People & in Company with Warwick went in a Hackney Coach to Mr. Morice a Justice of the [..] at Kensington Bygrave
taking upon him the Name of John Spruce< no role > & Mrs. Nicholls that of his Sister & there Bygrave made and Subscribed the Information
hereunto annexed marked et) This Information having been taken down in writing by the Justice himself and being Signed in his
Presence only the Justice called in Mrs. Richard Horton< no role > his Clerk & before him Bygrave acknowledged the Subscription to be his hand & swore to
the Truth of the Information whereupon they had a Warrant of detainer granted them.

25th. Janry 1739

Warwick made Oath of these Facts before the Lord Mayor whereupon Warrants were granted for apprehending Nicholls and Bygrave
Nicholls got out of the way and Still absconds but Bygrave was taken up & committed to Woodstreet Compter & nextday brought before the
Acting Justice at Guildhall .