The King
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Noyes}
On a Conviction under the Statute 10th Geo. 3d C. 18th. for
stealing a Dog on the Prosecution of John Stephens< no role > .

18th October 1773

To Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight Saunders Walch< no role > Esquire Chairman and the rest of
His Majesty's Justices of the Peace now holding the General
Quarter Session of the Peace at Hicks Hall in and for the County
of Middlesex .

The Humble Petition & Appeal of the Defended
Richard Noyes< no role >

Sheweth

That Your [..] Appellant in the month of August last, and for some
considerable time before, was coachman to Beaumont Esqr who then
and for several Months before, had Lodgings at the Dwelling house of John
Stephens< no role > (the Prosecutor) at Hampton Wick , where Your Appellant used
frequently to Report with his sd Master

That the sd Prosecutor is a Farmer , and Reeps a great Number of Dogs

Thatin the latter End of the sd Month of August last,
Your Appellant was at his sd Master's Lodgings at the Prosecutor's sd House;
& in returning to London in the Evening on Horseback, a Young Puppy, called a
Lurcher (which was familiarized to your Appellant by having resided so many
Months at the sd prosecutor's sd House) followed your Appellant which he did not
Perceive free he had Passed Teddington ; when he Endeavoured to drive the Dog
back, by throwing Stones at him, and chlding him; however the Dog lurking
behind & being an willing to go home,came Freeking after Your Appellant
& when Your Appellant had reached Twickenham ; the Dog came up to him
again of his own Accord wch your Appellant observing, & their king that the
Dog might be lost, if he was attempt to drive him back any more he then
suffered the Dog to follow him to Town, and tied him up in his Stables in
[..] Murlborough News till Your appellant should return [..]
to the prosecutors said House; which he expected to do, on the then following
Monday, and so your appellant told several Coachmen belonging to the sd Yard
or News & always declared to them that the sd Dog was not your Appellants,
but the Prosecutor's & that he took care of the Dog in order to Deliver him
safe to the Prosecutor as afsd

That in the Forenoon of the Day, in wch your appellant expected
to go to the Prosecutor's sd House; he the Prosecutor, & one James Howard< no role > came
to Your appellants Stables, & found the Dog tied up and there upon without