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