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January 1776

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St. Luke agt. St Mathew Bathnal Green
Thursday: a person the convict and branded is still a Compett.
Witness: so of a man Transportd . aftr expiration of his time a
Competr WitnessA person a Compr Witness upon the Subscriptn
as a witness to a still if guilty of Felony afterwards [..] compe
tent.wiged a person now undr. sentence of transfd
[..] it id to be considd. as a persn. dead in Law and therefore
[..] from dulacatns. good widenerobjd. that has been
convd. of felony Read being infamous is not good wideners
Intended to produce the wife to prove the declarations respg.
his Settlement.

Benjn. Fowler< no role > agt John Waters< no role > Bhucan Act of Pt. does
not direct as Summary Corevd. and prescribe the form
then the Concd. must be special containing the informn
Etc. Convn. qushd. for this reason.

Th Ct. hereby. admit the Consent. with the deceed as evidence in cause
of Settlemt. tho' not admittd. other cases.

St. Nichs. Deptfd. & St.
Margt. Westmr .}


A person liable to the paymt. of Poors Rate rebuild not be admittd as evidence
for the ParishObjd. that not being rated has no interest and it
appeared that the witness had livd 11 years and was not rated.
therefore by the Court. Interest established howsever small a good
exceptr. but the [..] possibility not so and witness examd. in conseqd.

St. Jams Clerkl : Jas. Coldstrein


No Law obligacon to Suppr. his Wife but his Children there is
a Remady in the Commons usual for Allimony.




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