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<p n="2081">At the General Quarter Sessions for the peace<lb></lb>
held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1522">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1523">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the eighteenth year of the Reign of King George<lb></lb>
the Third.</p>
<p n="2082"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-1">Thomas Jackson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1524">Ellesmere</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1525">Salop</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50687_occ654">Farmer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-21">John<lb></lb>
Bernett</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50687_occ655">Churchwardens</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1526">parish of Ellesmere</rs>
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aforesaid Severally<lb></lb>
make Part, and say that they these Deponents attended at the last Assizes held at<lb></lb>
the Town of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1527">Shrewsbury</rs>
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in and for the said County of Salop and did prosecute one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-2">James Davies</rs>
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for feloniously Stealing out of the parish Church of Ellesmere<lb></lb>
aforesaid one Silver Flagon belonging to the said parish before the Honorable Sir<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-3">John Skynner</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50687_occ656">Lord Chief Baron</rs>
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of his Majestys <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1528">Court of Exchequer</rs>
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of which<lb></lb>
Offence the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-4">James Davies</rs>
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was convicted received Sentence of death And these<lb></lb>
Deponents further severally say that upon the Trial of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-5">James Davies</rs>
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It<lb></lb>
Appealing to the Court that one John Legres of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1529">Long Acre</rs>
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in the Liberty of the<lb></lb>
City of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1530">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1531">County of Middlesex</rs>
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maker of French plate was the<lb></lb>
receiver of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1532">Silver Flagon</rs>
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knowing the same to be stolen whereupon The<lb></lb>
Lord Chief Baron as these Deponents are informed recommend a prosecution to be<lb></lb>
Commenced against the said John Legris And these Deponent thereupon entered<lb></lb>
into a Recognizance on the thirteenth day of August last before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-6">Thomas Fewnes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50687_n2082-23">Charles Bolas</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50687_occ657">Esquires</rs>
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two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50687_occ658">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for<lb></lb>
the Town <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1533">Shrewsbury</rs>
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and County aforesaid each of them in the Sum of Forty<lb></lb>
pounds Conditioned to be said if these Deponents should personally Appear at the<lb></lb>
next Sessions and Goal Delivery for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1534">Westminster</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1535">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and then and there prefer a Bill of Indictment against<lb></lb>
the said John Legres for receiving the said Silver Flagon knowing the same to be<lb></lb>
Stolen and belonging to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50687_geo1536">parish of Ellesmere</rs>
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in the said County and then<lb></lb>
and there give Evidence concerning the same to the Jurors who should enquire<lb></lb>
thereof on the Part of our said Lord the King And in case the same would be found<lb></lb>
a true Bill then if these Deponents should personally Appear before the Jurors<lb></lb>
who should pass upon the Trial of the said John Legris and give Evidence<lb></lb>
upon the said Indictment and not depart without lease of the Court and these</p>
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