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day of November last</rs>
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bound by Recognizance in the penal Sum of<lb></lb>
Forty pounds each before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n121-5">William Kelynge</rs>
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that these Deponents and each of them should personally appear<lb></lb>
at the General Session of Gaol Delivery of Newgate to be held for<lb></lb>
the County of Middlesex and give Evidence against the said William<lb></lb>
Beckman for Feloniously assaulting the said Jacob Rice on the King's<lb></lb>
Highway putting him in fear and taking from his person a Silver<lb></lb>
Watch his property of which offence the said William Becksman then stood<lb></lb>
Indicted And this Deponent Henry Wright for himself saith that he<lb></lb>
was on Monday the Sixth day of December taken very ill with the Gravel<lb></lb>
(a Complaint with which this Deponent is frequently afflicated) and<lb></lb>
continued so untill the Wednesday following which being the first day<lb></lb>
of the Sessions this Deponent went from home in order to go to the<lb></lb>
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the Condition of his said Recognizance but in this Deponents way<lb></lb>
further he was taken so extremely ill with the Gravel that he was<lb></lb>
Obliged to return house again and take to his Bed where he continued<lb></lb>
so ill untill the Saturday following in so much that he could not<lb></lb>
possibly attend to give his Evidence against the said William Beckman<lb></lb>
without greatly endangering his Life And these Deponents John<lb></lb>
Saunderson Lawrence Dunn and George Whitrow severally say That<lb></lb>
on Wednesday the Eighth day of December last being the first day of<lb></lb>
the Sessions they met together at the House of the said Deponent<lb></lb>
Saunderson and set out from there with intention to go the Sessions<lb></lb>
House in the Old Bailey and give Evidence against he said<lb></lb>
William Beckman pursuant to the Condition of their said Recognizance<lb></lb>
but that on their way they met one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n121-9">James Bryan</rs>
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who informed then that the<lb></lb>
abovenamed Henry Wright was very ill as aforesaid and that he the</p>
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