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The King agt: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50677_n125-1">Robin Johnson</rs>
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On the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50677_n125-2">Benja: Hobbs</rs>
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For Petty Larceny</p>
<p n="126"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50677_n126-1">Benjamin Hobbs</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50677_geo97">Blew Anchor</rs>
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Smithfield</rs>
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(the above Prosecutor<lb></lb>
Maketh Oath that in Decr. last he lost one<lb></lb>
Quart<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and one pint Pewter Pott Which the said<lb></lb>
Deft was apprended for the Stealing of by the<lb></lb>
other Witness on the back of the Bill And this<lb></lb>
Deponent and the said other Witness bound over<lb></lb>
to Prosecute & give Evidence at this Present<lb></lb>
Session Saith that he accordingly Yesterday<lb></lb>
Preferred the Bill which was returned a<lb></lb>
true Bill Saith that he was Informed and<lb></lb>
which he believed to be true that if he was<lb></lb>
here this Day by two o'Clock o'Clock it would<lb></lb>
be Time enough Saith he gott here a<lb></lb>
little after eleven and to his great Surprize<lb></lb>
he found when he so Came here that the<lb></lb>
said Defendant had a little Time before that<lb></lb>
been discharged by Proclamation And Saith<lb></lb>
that he did not omitt Comming here Sooner<lb></lb>
with any Intention that the said Deft should Escape<lb></lb>
Justice or in any wise to Screen him therefrom</p>
<p n="127">Sworn in Court this 16th. Day<lb></lb>
of January 1778</p>
<p n="128">B. Hobbs</p>
<p n="129">W.</p>
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