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Friday in the last Oct. Sessions Week at Hicks Hall get an Indictment found
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for Stealing one thirty six Shilling Piece then
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Property of this Deponent and his Brother
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John Lawrence
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, and about twelve
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O'Clock at noon of the same Friday this Deponent was ordered to go from
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Hicks Hall to the
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with his Witnesses to give Evidence against
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the said
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, for such Theft, and this Deponent further
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saith that his Wife being dangerously Ill, he did before he went to the
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, go home with all the Expedition he was able, to see how his
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, and got there about
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half an hour after two O'Clock in the afternoon of the same Day, when
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to this Deponents great Surprize he heard that the said Defendant
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had been tried, and acquitted for Want of Prosecution, and his
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Recognizance ordered to be Estreated into the Exchequer for not
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Prosecuting her, And this Deponent further saith that he was fully
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determined to prosecute the said
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for the said Theft and
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that it was not out of any favour or for Gain or otherwise that made
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him go home, only as before stated, And if this Deponent had thought
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the Tryal of the said
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would have came on so soon he
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possitively saith that nothing should have hindred him from giving
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Evidence against her, as by his Recognizance he was bound to do, And this
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Deponent humbly hopes that this Honourable Court will for the Sake of his
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Family order his Recognizance to be discharged, And this Deponent
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Mary
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Saith that she did attend at Hicks Hall as a Witness against the said
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Defendant, and that on said Friday about twelve O'Clock at Noon, this Deponent
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understood the Indictment was found a true Bill, and that thereupon this
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Deponent understood she was to go to the
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to give Evidence there
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against the said Defendant, That this Deponents Mistress being at that
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time being dangerously ill, her Master the said
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left this
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acquaintances House while he went home to see how her Mistress
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was, as he informed this Deponent and which she believes to be true and
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told this Deponent he would call for her when he came back, that her said
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Master did come to her again, and they went together to the
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Order to give Evidence against the said Deponant, and get there about
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