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Henry Wright
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Mary Green
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John Allen
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44. Resolve Smith
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Sarah Ux Jno. Evans
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Ann Ux Wm. Shephard
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Grace Patterson
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Mary Jowel
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Samuel Lewis
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That on 10th. Septr. last
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George Reid
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Esqr.
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made his certain Warrant under his Hand
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& Seal bearing Date the same Day & directed
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amongst other things to the Governor of
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Tothilfields
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Bridewell
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(or his Deputy) being a
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certain Gaol of own Lord the King in the City
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of Westr. & by which he was directed to receive
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into his Custody the Body of
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Wm. Lewis
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being
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brought before the sd. Justice by
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John Daw
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a
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Constable & charged before him upon the Oaths of
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Geo: Wheatley
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& Wm. Heald on Suspicion of falsly &
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Fedy. Forging 2 Drafts the one for the payment of
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£15: & the other for £48:18s. purportg. to be the
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Drafts of
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John Pownal
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Esqr. upon Robt. Drummond
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& Co. for the paymt. of the said Sums of Money &
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Utterg. the same as true knowg. 'em to be Forged
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with Intent to Defraud sd. Robt. Drummond of the
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same agr. the Stat Etc. and that afterwds. sd.
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George
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Reid
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Esqr. &
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Geo: Mercer
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Esqr. made their Warrant
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of Detainer under their Hands & Seals bearing
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date the 13th. Septr. 1774 directed to said Govr. &
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directing him to detain in his Custody the Body
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of sd. Wm. Lewis he being charged before them upon
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the Oaths of
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Geo: Wheatley
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Wm. Heald & others with
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falsly & Fedy. Forging 2 Drafts the one for the paymt.
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of £15: & the other for £48:18s. purport to be the
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John Pownal
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Esqr. upon Robt. &
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Henry
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Drummond
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& Co. & for uttering the same knowg.
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them to be Forged with intent to Defraud sd. Robert
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&
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Henry Drummond
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& Co. contrary to the Stat. Etc.
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And that sd.
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Wm. Lewis
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was Detained in the sd. Gaol
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and that afterwds. the sd. prisrs. on 13th. Octr. Inst. did
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Fedy. convey & cause to be conveyed into the Gaol afsd.
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a certain Vizer & Disguise proper to facilitate the
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Escape of prisrs. which consisted of One Linnen Gown
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One Black Silk Bonnett One Black Silk Cardinal
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One Womans Cap with Red Ribbands One White Linnen
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Apron One Pr. of Womans Ruffles and did also convey
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& cause to be conveyed into sd. Gaol a certain Instrumt.
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</
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called a Steal Spring Saw being an Instrumt. proper to
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facilitate the Escape of prisrs. & the same did Deliver and
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cause to be Delivered to sd. Wm. Lewis without the Consent
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or privity of sd. Keeper or his Deputy & that the same
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were deled with an intent to aid & assist him to attempt to
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Escape agn. the stat. Etc.
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2d. Count
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That they were Aidg & Assistg. sd.
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Wm. Lewis
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<
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to Attempt to
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</
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make his Escape from sd. Gaol he being Cond. & Deld. in sd. Gaol for
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