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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n783-1">Margaret</rs>
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On an Indictment for Bigamy at<lb></lb>
the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n783-3">James Doddington</rs>
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<p n="784"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n784-1">James Doddington</rs>
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above Named Prosecutor Maketh Oath<lb></lb>
that on or about the Seventeenth day of March last the above named<lb></lb>
Defendant was Charged with the said Offence and Committed by Justice<lb></lb>
Miller on Suspicion of being Guilty of the Same and was afterwards<lb></lb>
Admitted to Bail by the said Justice and this Deponent being the<lb></lb>
Person Injured was Bound over to prosecute her and one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n784-2">Alexander<lb></lb>
Polson</rs>
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Material Evidence against her as to the Fact was<lb></lb>
also Bound over to give Evidence against her at the present<lb></lb>
Session And thereupon On Wednesday last this Deponent did prefer<lb></lb>
a Bill of Indictment against her at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo300">Hicks Hall</rs>
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for the said Offence<lb></lb>
and which was Returned a true Bill into Court by the Jury<lb></lb>
This Deponent Saith that he subponed the said Polson<lb></lb>
and the rest of the Witnesses to Attend and give Evidence<lb></lb>
against the said Defendant at the present Session and otherwise<lb></lb>
preferred for the Tryal But that soon After the said Bill was<lb></lb>
return'd into Court as aforesaid the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n784-3">Alexander Polson</rs>
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Absconded<lb></lb>
and went away from his Lodgings and Usual place of abode<lb></lb>
without this Deponents privity knowledge or Consent and Cannot<lb></lb>
be found Although he hath made the most dilligent Search and<lb></lb>
Enquiry after him and without whose Testimony he cannot Safely<lb></lb>
proceed on the Tryal of the said Defendant And that he hath<lb></lb>
great reason to Suspect and believe that he hath been put out of<lb></lb>
the Way by some od the Defendant friends</p>
<p n="785">Sworn in Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo301">Old Bailey</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45010_date46">12th. day of April 1766</rs>
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<p n="786">By the Court</p>
<p n="787">Resworn Same day</p>
<p n="788">By the Court</p>
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