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11th October 1737 - 22nd February 1744

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Image 76 of 11922nd February 1742


Bygrave and Warwick should get out of the Coach at Holbourn Hill Here Bygrave was to
give the letter to a perter and Warwick was to fellow and see that he delivered it at Newgate
soon afterwards Nicholls with her Attorney Obrian Bygrave< no role > and Nicholls went to one of
the clerks of the Crown Office for a Habeas Corpus to remove Frankland to the County
Garl of Oxfordshire but he or his Clerk told them the Judges would not grant one so long
before the Assises for fear it might be only a Pretence to have an opportunity of rescuing
the prisoner

Not content with this Tryal they went to my Lord cheif Justice Lee's Chambers and
applyed to his Clerks but they told them the Law would remove him without any Expence
to them

Before the Assises the Matter was discovered Nicholls fled to France Bygrave< no role > was
taken indicted and convicted of the perjury and is since dead Nicholls is now in Custody
and we hope that if Warwicks Pardon can be obtained so as to make him a Competent
Witness we shall be able to confirm his Evidence by so many Circumstances that it will
be an easy matter to convict her




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