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December 1775

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That the Said two Women were (by direction of the
Constable) detained in the Round house all Night and Conveyed before
a Magistrate about ten o Clock the next Morning being more than an hour
before the usual time of hearing the Night Charges of which your Petitioner
not being aware he did not attend till the usual hour and was then Informed
that they had been discharged because your Petitioner had not appeared
to make Complaint against them

That in last September Session the Said Alexandrina
Mason
< no role > preferred a Bill of Indictment against your Petitioner for an
Assault and on the Saturday in the last October Session Your Petitioner
appeared in Court and put in Bail with two Sufficient Sureties to
appear at this present Session and try his Traverse upon the Said
Indictment Notwithstanding which A Bench Warrant was obtained
against your Petitioner who was by Virtue thereof on the Same Saturday
(being the 21st day of October) about Seven O Clock in the Evening
taken out of his Bed to the Manifest danger of his Life he being then
in a high Fever and Strong Perspiration and Was carried before the
Magistrates at the Rotation Office in Litchfield Street before whom
Oath being made by Mr. Samuel Haworth< no role > (one of your Petitioners suretiesbail)
that bail had been that day put in as aforesaid your Petitioner
was discharged out of Custody

That Your Petitioner having been Apprehenced as
aforesaid by Virtue of a Warrant (apparently granted thro' some mistake) white
he had reason to consider himself as free from Molestation he has suffered
very Greatly thereby and has being confined to his bed atmost ever
Since, thro: illness, occasioned by his Being taken out of his bed
in the aforesaid Dangerous Fever as can be attested by credible
Witnesses




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