The King
agst.
William Avery< no role > }
At the Prosecution of Samuel
Jackson< no role > for a Nusance

William Avery< no role > of the Parish of Saint Sepulchre in the County
of Middlesex Butcher the Defendant in this Cause and John
Douglass< no role > of the Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell in the same
County Gentlemen Severally Make Oath as fellow and first
this Deponent William Avery< no role > for himself Saith that a Bill
of Indictment was Preferred and found against him this Deponent
at the last session of the Peace holden at Hicks Hall in Saint
John Street in and for the said County for a Nusance in Keeping of
Hogs so which Indictment to this Deponent in the same Sessions
appeared and Pleaded And this Deponent Saith that being in formed
that keeping of Hogs was a Nusance and being Advised to sell and
Dispose of the same he this Deponent in Order to remove the
said Nusance Accordingly within a few days afterwards Sold off
all the Stock he then had (Consisting only of two Sows and a
Pig) And this Deponent hath not kept any hogs since that time
And this Deponent John Doughlass for himself Saith that he this
Deponent did on Wednesday last Personally Serve Samuel
Jackson< no role > the Prosecution in this Cause with a Copy of the Notice hereunto
Annexed and at the same time acquainted him with the purport or
Contents thereof

Sworn in Court at Hicks Hall
the 9th. day of Decr 1757}

IB

Waller

The Mark of
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William Avery< no role >

J Douglass