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was for Several Months Past Publickly and almost daily seen Untill the said Sunday
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the Twenty Sixth day of June last particularly on Saturday Evening or Sunday
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when she had done her Weeks Work as a Chare Woman or as She Used to Work in the
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Fields and Gardens about Chealsea Hammersmith Brompton and the parts Adjacent
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but that She had no been as Usual since the said Sunday and there Deponents Say
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that from Several Hints and Speecher which they heard from Several persons in the
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Course of the said Enquiry they have great reason and do verily believe that some
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Indirect menas have been made use of to keep the said
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Eleanor Smallbrook
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upon
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of the Way so that these Deponents Cannot find her to give Evidence upon
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the Tryal of the said Indictments at this present Session and Lastly these
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Deponents Say that if the Tryal of the said Indictments are
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put off till the next
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Session they doubt not but Verily believe that by Continuing such their
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find out the said Eleanor Smallbrook so as to get her to attend and give
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her Testimony upon the Tryal of the said Indictments at the next Session.
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Sworn by both Deponents
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in Court at
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By the Court
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Lynken
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And this Deponent Frederick William Lynken for himself further
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Saith That he this Deponent did on Saturday last since the Making
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of the above Affidavit Make diligent. Enquiry in and about Tothill Street
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Westminster and of many of the persons and at many of the places mentioned
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in this Deponents Affidavit where and of whom this Deponent was directed
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and likely to see or hear of the said
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and where and to whom
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She was well known in Order to find out the said Eleanor Smallbrook
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to get her to give her Testimony on the Tryal of the above Indictments
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this Day but was informed by the several Neighbours and people there that
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they well knew the said Eleanor Smallbrook but had not seen her Since
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Sunday last but Apprehended she was at Work some Where in the Country
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but could not tell this Deponent where And this Deponent Saith That
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having been informed on his former Enquiry that the said Eleanor
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Smallbrook was well Acquainted with one Dawkins a Soldier in the
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Gaurds and being directed to and Enquired of one Billars his Serjant and
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by him Acquainted that the said Dawkins was now on duty at Windsor
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as mentioned in this Deponents said Affidavit he this Deponent did
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Yesterday go to Windsor and there found out the said Dawkins and
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Enquired of him for the said Eleanor Smallbrook who informed this
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Deponent that he well knew the said Eleanor Smallbrook who was a
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