to Lay Information against one William Nicholls< no role > a Coalheaver and one Elizth.
Hilliard persons no was entrusted or employed in any of the silk Manufactories
of having bought 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 or 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 to 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 Willaim Hopkins did depose as the Petition
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 the 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
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 and provided Which
said Appeal stood duly adjourned unto this Day Now upon having the said
Appeal in the presence and hearing of John Staples< no role > Esquire and he consenting
by his Counsel to the allowing the said Appeal It is ordered that the said Appeal
be and the same is hereby allowed and the Conviction of the said Justices is hereby
Quahed.

By the Court