Middlesex Sessions:
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July 1789

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To William Mainwaring< no role > Esquire and others his
Fellows Justices of our Lord the King assigned to keep the
County of Middlesex and also to hear and determine divers
Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanours committed in
the said County at the General Session of the Peace holden
in and for the said County on Monday the 6th. day of July
1789 at the Session house for the said County

The Humble Petition of Edward
Bartholomew Clarke
< no role > .

Sheweth


That your Petitioner previous to April Session last past
was committed by Nicholas Bond< no role > Esquire to Clerkenwell Bridewell
for Assaulting John Clark< no role > and Richard Clidsdale< no role > where your
Petitioner remained some time for want of Bail

That in April Session aforesaid two seperate Bills of
Indictment were found by the Grand Jury against your Petitioner
and one Ann King< no role > since deceased by the said John and Richard
and your Petitioner put in Bail thereto and gave Notice to the said
Prosecutors that your Petitioner would appear and plead and try
his Traverse to such Bills in June Session then next ensuring

That your Petitioner did accordingly appear and was ready
to try his Traverse according to such Notice but the said Ann King< no role >
being then confined by Illness to her Bed and unable to appear
the Prosecutors declined proceeding on their said Indictments and
your Petitioner was under the necessity of respiting his
Recognizance till the next Session

That on the 17th. day of the said Month of June the said
Prosecutors gave Notice in Writing to your Petitioner that two
seperate now Indictments were found against your Petitioner
the said Ann King< no role > since deceased for Assaulting and ill treating
the said John and Richard and that unless your Petitioner put
in Bail within 8 days from the date thereof to try his Traverse
the then next Sessions Certificates would be got and your Petitioners
taken up

That your Petitioner put in Bail accordingly to try his Traverse
to such last Indictments and accordingly the same came on to be
tried on Tuesday last and your Petitioner was found Guilty thereon




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