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<p n="5695">Continued Thursday 29th. April 1779.</p>
<p n="5696">a Constable to take up the Women of the Town That<lb></lb>
there were two other Boys in the same Dress in Company-<lb></lb>
with Angell whose Names or Persons he does not know, but<lb></lb>
neither of them either struck or otherwise molested him. The<lb></lb>
Committee then Proceeded to Inquire what Boys were <lb></lb>
Absent from their Master the Day and Hour above mentioned<lb></lb>
and found that the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-89">Robert Angell</rs>
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together with<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-1">Francis Russell</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-2">Thomas Steward</rs>
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(all <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ10090">Apprentices</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-3">Roger Owen</rs>
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) were the only Boys them out of the Hospital<lb></lb>
who being separately Examined Stewart after being closely<lb></lb>
Pressed confessed that he was in Company with Angell &<lb></lb>
Russell in <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo3133">Bridges Street</rs>
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at the above time and Angell<lb></lb>
and Russell persisted in denying that they were in or<lb></lb>
near <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo3134">Bridges Street</rs>
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that Night and insisted that they were<lb></lb>
at one Chapmans over the Water. This Committee is<lb></lb>
therefore of Opinion that <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-4">Thomas Stewart</rs>
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having spoken<lb></lb>
the Truth be sent Home to his Master that <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-5">Francis Russell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for having persisted in a falshood should receive the<lb></lb>
Correction of the House and be then sent Home to his Master<lb></lb>
and that Robert Angell (who upon this as well as many<lb></lb>
other Occasions appearing to be a very bad and incorrigible<lb></lb>
Boy) should be Committed to <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo3135">Mathews Hole</rs>
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till the next<lb></lb>
General Court and that he should be then Whipped Stripp'd<lb></lb>
Discharged from the Hospital and sent to Sea All which<lb></lb>
is nevertheless submitted to the Judgment of the Court." -<lb></lb>
And also upon reading the humble Petition of the said -<lb></lb>
Robert Angell and of his Uncle <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-6">Richard Angell</rs>
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Setting forth<lb></lb>
"That your Petitioner Robert Angell is deeply sensible -<lb></lb>
of his great Misconduct which has drawn on him your<lb></lb>
Honours displeasure and most anxiously hopes that you<lb></lb>
will have the goodness to forgive him and he solemnly -<lb></lb>
Promises that he will most carefully Endeavour to shew<lb></lb>
his Respect and Gratitude by a regular and sober Conduct<lb></lb>
during the remainder of his time.-And your Petitioner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5696-7">Richard Angell</rs>
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saith that his Nephew is an Orphan</p>
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