and received of her the said Elizabeth Pidgion< no role > the aforesaid embezzled Silk
knowing the same to be purloined or embezzled That the said William Nicholls< no role > and
Elizabeth Hilliard< no role > was upon the Testimony of the said Elizabeth Pidgion Convicted of
the said Offence but did not receive any Corporal punishment or pay any fine or give
Bail to appeal to this Honourable Court in pursuance of the said Conviction as by
the Statute in such case is required That the said Silk of and for which the said
William Nicholls< no role > and Elizabeth Hilliard< no role > were convicted of Buying and receiving
of the said Elizabeth Pidgion knowing the same to be purloined or embezzled was
the same identical Silk for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion paid the said William
Hopkins< no role > a Pecuniary Satisfication as before set forth That the said William Nicholls< no role >
and Elizabeth Hilliard< no role > or one of them so being persons no ways employed in any
Manufactory of Silk or any Branch or part of such manufactory upon the Sollicitation
of the said William Hopkins< no role > Did depose as the Petitioner believes before the said
Justice that they the said William Nicholls< no role > and Elizabeth Hilliard< no role > or one of them
sold the said Silk so as aforesaid embezzled by the said Elizabeth Pidgion (and
for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion had made satisfication to said William
Hopkins< no role > and which she had before sold unto them the said William Nicholls< no role > and
Elizabeth Hilliard< no role > or one of them and which offence they the said William Nicholls< no role > and
Elizabeth Hilliard< no role > had been convicted of upon the Oath of the said Elizabeth
Pidgion but under which conviction the said William Nicholls< no role > and Elizabeth
Hilliard< no role > or either of them had not paid any penalty or suffered any Corporal
punishment) to the Petitioner That the Petitioner not being Guilty of the
said Offence appealed from the said Conviction to this Honourable Court pursuant
to the Statute in such case made and provided Which said Appeal stood duly
adjourned unto this Day Now upon hearing the said Appeal in the pursuance and
hearing ofthe said John Staples< no role > Esquire and he consenting by has Council to
the allowing the said Appeal It is ordered that the said Appeal be and
the same hereby allowed and the said Conviction of the said Justice is hereby
Quashed.

By the Court