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<p n="930">Hicks Hall Sessions<lb></lb>
Octr 21 1779<lb></lb>
Between The King on the Prosecution of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n930-1">Henry Whitmey</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_n930-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50717_occ175">Plaintist</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n930-2">Mary Newton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_n930-2" type="surname" value="Newton"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_n930-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Defendant</p>
<p n="931"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n931-1">Henry whitmey</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo343">Kensington</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo344">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50717_occ176">Gentleman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_occ176" type="occupation" value="Gentleman"></interp>
the Prosecutior above named maketh Oath that on or about<lb></lb>
the Thirty first day of July last this Deponant having been pushed<lb></lb>
into a Ditch near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo345">Westminster Bridge</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo345" type="placeName" value="Westminster Bridge"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo345" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and thereby became much<lb></lb>
wetted and dirtied this Deponant went into a Public House in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo346">Westminster</rs>
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in order to dry and clean himself upon which the Landlady<lb></lb>
of the House offered this Deponant a Pair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo347">Breeches</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo347" type="placeName" value="Breeches"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo347" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
to put on in<lb></lb>
the Room of this Deponant's Dirty ones which Offer this Deponant<lb></lb>
Accepted of and this Deponant took out of his Pockets Four Guineas<lb></lb>
and an half in Gold Sixteen Shillings in Silver and some Copper<lb></lb>
Coin and laid the same down upon a Table there and then Shifted<lb></lb>
his Breeches which being done this Deponant saw this Deponants<lb></lb>
said Money in the Defts Hands whereupon this Deponant caused<lb></lb>
the Deft to be Apprehended and she was taken before Mr. Justice<lb></lb>
Durden in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo348">Westminster</rs>
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who committed her to Tothilfields <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo349">Bridewell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo349" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
for further Examination and after a Second hearing Committed<lb></lb>
her Absolutely for trial for the said Offence and this deponant and one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n931-2">Robert</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_n931-2" type="given" value="Robert"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_n931-2" type="surname" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_n931-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<del>William</del>
Bunting entered into Recognizance to Prosecute her on that<lb></lb>
Occasion And this Deponant further says that he this Deponant<lb></lb>
conceived that he was to Prosecute at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo350">Westminster</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo350" type="placeName" value="Westminster"></interp>
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Sessions because<lb></lb>
tha fact was committed in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo351">Westminster</rs>
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and because the Defendant<lb></lb>
had been in the first instance committed to Tothilfields <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo352">Bridewell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo352" type="placeName" value="Bridewell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50717_geo352" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and accordingly this Deponant did prefer a Bill of Indictment<lb></lb>
against her at the last <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo353">Westminster</rs>
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Sessions which was found<del>to</del>
be<lb></lb>
a<del>Issue</del>
True Bill and this Deponant intended to have prosecuted the same with<lb></lb>
Effect but this Deponant to his Great Surprise has found that he ought to have<lb></lb>
Prosecuted the sd. Defendant at the last Sessions held at Hicks Hall and that<lb></lb>
having failed so to do she was then discharged and this Deponants Recognizance<lb></lb>
has been or will be Exheated for want of a prosecution agreeable to its Condition</p>
<p n="932">Sworn in Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo354">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
21 Octr 1779}<lb></lb>
W</p>
<p n="933"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n933-1">Henry Whitmey</rs>
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