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The King
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for an Assault
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the Defendant in this Cause maketh Oath that he
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this Defendant Entered into a Recognizance to try his Traverse
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upon the above Indictment in October Session last past In
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Pursuance of which this Defendant Applied to and
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Employer
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one Mr. Bonus an
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at Law in order to take Care of and
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Defend the said Indictment for him And afterwards Applied to the
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said Mr. Bonus Several times to know what had been done by him on
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Account of the said Indictment And the said Mr.Bonus about Three
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Months age Informed this Defendant that all Proceedings
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relating to this Cause were Discharged or Words to that or the like
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effect And that he this Defendant would never hear any more of
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it and desiring this Defendant to make himself very Easy and not
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trouble himself any farther about it And this Defendant further
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Saith that he relied on the Veracity of the said Mr. Bonus And
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really believed what he had told him was true But to his
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great Surprize was last Week served with a Notice that his said
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Recognizance would be Estreated And upon Enquiry now finds
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that the said Mr. Bonus hath Deceived this Defendant and
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nothing hath becu done in the said Cause But saith he is very
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ready and willing to try the said Indictment At the next Sessions
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And will take care to give the Prosecutrix due Noting thereof
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Sworn in Court
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26th. Octr. 1763
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