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The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50775_n914-1">John Slight</rs>
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Indicted for assaulting<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50775_n914-2">Mary Fidler</rs>
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with intent<lb></lb>
to Ravish her.</p>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50775_geo306">North Mims</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50775_geo307">Hertford</rs>
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the above named Defendant maketh Oath and saith that standing<lb></lb>
Indicted at the last Session of the Peace holden in the Month of October<lb></lb>
last this Deponent appeared and pleaded to the same Indictment and<lb></lb>
put in Good Bail to try his Traverse thereon which he intended to do<lb></lb>
at this present Session and relied upon his Bail to assist him in<lb></lb>
bringing on the Trial this Deponent being totally ignorant of what<lb></lb>
was necessary to be done for that purpose And this Deponent further<lb></lb>
saith that through the ignorance of this Deponent and his Bail he this<lb></lb>
Deponent neglected to give Notice of Trial in due time for this Session but<lb></lb>
this Deponent by the direction of his Bail on Saturday the sixth day<lb></lb>
of December instant caused a Notice to be served on the abovenamed<lb></lb>
Prosecutrix in the presence of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50775_n915-2">Joseph Cowperl</rs>
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who this Deponent has<lb></lb>
been informed and believes carries on this Proscution for the said<lb></lb>
Prosecutrix at his own Expence) that this Deponent would appear<lb></lb>
and take his Trial on the Wednesday then next following and<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50775_n915-3">Joseph Cowper</rs>
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informed this Deponent that the Notice should<lb></lb>
have been served on the Wednesday preceding but afterwards said<lb></lb>
that he was willing to wait on Deponent at any time when he<lb></lb>
pleased whereby this Deponent understood that he thereby<lb></lb>
consented to accept the said Notice and would pennit this<lb></lb>
Deponent to be tried at this present Session and accordingly<lb></lb>
this Deponent came to London on Monday last in order to empty<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50775_occ197">Solicitor</rs>
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to take the necessary Steps for bringing on the said<lb></lb>
Trial but to this Deponents great Surprise he was informed<lb></lb>
that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50775_occ198">Solicitor</rs>
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for the prosecution had obtained an order to<lb></lb>
estreat the Recognizance of this Deponent and his Bail And</p>
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