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of the Parish of Saint Martin in the
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Fields in the
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Pawnbroker Maketh Oath and Saith
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That on the Eleventh Day of April last he was bound by Recognizance
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Esquire one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the
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in the penalty of Forty Pounds Upon condition
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that he this Deponent should appear at the them next Session of Goal
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Delivery to be held for the said County and give Evidence against
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for Feloniously Stealing one Silk Gown and divers other Goods
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the property of Hellen Smith And this Deponent Saith he appointed the
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said Hellen Smith the Prosecutrix to call at this Deponent on Tuesday
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Morning the Twenty Eighth Day of the said Month of April in Order to go
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with this Deponent to Hicks Hall in Saint
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John Street
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to prefer a Bill of
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Indictment against the said
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for the Felony aforesaid but
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the said Hellen Smith Neglecting to call on this Deponent at the time
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Appointed, This Deponent did go to the said Hellen Smith who then lived
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as Servant to one Doctor Brisbane in
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Mary le Bone
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and saw her there who then promised this Deponent
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to call on him the next Morning being Wednesday but the said Hellen
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Smith Neglecting to call on this Deponent as she had before promised
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This Deponent then again went to the said Doctor Brisbane's in
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where she then was Servant as aforesaid and on his Deponents
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knocking at the Door the said Prosecutrix opened it and immediately
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ran backwards upon which her said Master Doctor Brisbane came to the
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Door and greatly Insulted this Deponent and told him this Deponent in a
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very abusive manner that he this Deponent might do as he would for
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that the said Hellen Smith should not go with this Deponent to
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prosecute the said
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and this Deponent being Apprehensive
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from the illtreatmt. which he had before received from the said Prosecutrix
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and her said Master and by their behaviour seemed much inclined to
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smother the prosecution against the said Prisoner
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and that
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the said Prosecutrix and her said Master would carry on the said prosecution
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behinds this Deponent back in order that the said Prisoner
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might get Discharged form the said Prosecution this Deponent thereupon
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immediatly went to Hicks Hall and stayed there all the said Wednesday
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afternoon and all the next Day being Thursday and not seeing or hearing
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any thing from the said Prosecutrix or her said Master this Deponent
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became very Uneasy thereat being Ignorant and not knowing what to do
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he thereupon immediatly applied to the Rotation office in Litchfield
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Street and was there informed that this Deponent should go to Hicks Hall
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and prefer a Bill of Indictment against the said prisoner
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without the prosecutrix in order to get himself Discharged from his
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Recognizance and this Deponent did accordingly on the next Day
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