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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo465">Middlesex</rs>
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The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n1077-1">Ann Ashton</rs>
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on the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n1077-2">Richard<lb></lb>
Rossiter</rs>
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for Felony</p>
<p n="1078"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n1078-1">Richard Rossiter</rs>
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Clerk to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n1078-2">John Vernon</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo466">Southampton</rs>
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Building in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo467">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45014_occ150">Gentleman</rs>
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maketh<lb></lb>
Oath That on Sixth day of April instant he preferred<lb></lb>
a Bill of Indictment against the Prisoner for privately<lb></lb>
Stealing a Brass Stewpan and Copper Cover of this<lb></lb>
Deponent's Property and this Deponent being informed<lb></lb>
and which he believed to be true) that the Indictment<lb></lb>
would not be brought on the Hearing on that day (it being<lb></lb>
near two of the Clock in the afternoon when the same<lb></lb>
was preferred) and this Deponent having Orders from <lb></lb>
his Master to return to his Business as soon as the<lb></lb>
Indictment was preferred and this Deponent being<lb></lb>
informed (and which Information he Verily believed<lb></lb>
to be true) that the Prisoner could not be discharged for<lb></lb>
want of Prosecution till the end on the present Sessions<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo468">Old Bailey</rs>
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, was the Reasons that this Deponent<lb></lb>
did not attend at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo469">Old Bailey</rs>
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on the Pray to Prosecute<lb></lb>
the said Indictment But this Deponent being desirous<lb></lb>
of Prosecuting the said Indictment with Effect did on the<lb></lb>
next day being the seventh day of this Instant April about<lb></lb>
Eleven of the Clock in the forenoon Attend with his Witness<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo470">Old Bailey</rs>
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for that purpose when he was informed<lb></lb>
that the Prisoner was discharged the Evening before for<lb></lb>
want of Prosecution And this Deponent on his Oath further<lb></lb>
Saith that he did not neglect attending to Prosecute the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n1078-3">Ann Ashton</rs>
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out of any favour to her or in any way to<lb></lb>
Screen her from the Felony aforesaid but meerly from the<lb></lb>
Information received as aforesaid and for us other reason<lb></lb>
or Molive whatsoever</p>
<p n="1079">Sworn at the Old Barley London the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45014_date94">7th. April 1769</rs>
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<del>before me</del>
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By the Court</p>
<p n="1080">Richd<obscured></obscured>
ghter.</p>
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