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<p n="822"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midlesex</note>
<lb></lb>
The King Against <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n822-1">William Ball</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n822-2">Martha Duffield</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45009_occ277">Widow</rs>
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on an<lb></lb>
Indictment for Stealing a Copper Still and<lb></lb>
a quantity of Earthen Ware her property</p>
<p n="823"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n823-1">Martha Duffield</rs>
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the above named Prosecutrix<lb></lb>
maketh Oath and Saith that she prefered the above<lb></lb>
Indictment against the said Defendant Yesterday at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo441">Hicks<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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and that it was very late in the afternoon before she<lb></lb>
was Examined by the Jury there, and being informed<lb></lb>
that the Defendants Tryal would not come on at<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo442">Old Bailey</rs>
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before twelve o'Clock this day on<lb></lb>
account of the great Number of Indictments that<lb></lb>
had been prefered before hers; and whereupon<lb></lb>
this Deponent went home she living as far off as Highgate<lb></lb>
and deeply Engaged in Business, But this Morning<lb></lb>
came to London with her witness <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n823-2">John Watkins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in order to appear and prosecute the said Defendant<lb></lb>
and was Attending at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo443">Old Bailey</rs>
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before Eleven<lb></lb>
o'Clock for that purpose but was informed that the<lb></lb>
said Defendant had been acquitted of the said Indictment<lb></lb>
just before this Deponent and her said Witness was<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo444">Old Bailey</rs>
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as aforesaid</p>
<p n="824"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n824-1">Marth<lb></lb>
Duffeild</rs>
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</p>
<p n="825">Sworn at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo445">Old Bailey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45009_date33">23d. day of May 1765</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Before</p>
<p n="826">E Wilmot</p>
<p n="827">Resworn this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45009_date34">24th. May 1765</rs>
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at Justice Hall<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo446">Old Baily</rs>
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</p>
<p n="828">By the Court</p>
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