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<p n="103"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London To witt.</note>
The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n103-1">Mark Halpenn</rs>
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on the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n103-2">Peter Hawkins</rs>
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for an Assault</p>
<p n="104">Mark Halpenn of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo84">Shacklewell</rs>
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hall in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo85">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ66">Gentleman</rs>
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the above Defendant Maketh oath and saith that being bound over to<lb></lb>
try the Traverse of the Indictment in this Cause this Deponent in Order thereto on<lb></lb>
Wednesday last Caused Notice thereof to be given to the above Prosecutor by this<lb></lb>
Deponents <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ67">Attorney</rs>
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Master <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n104-2">David Cole</rs>
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that this Deponent would try the Same this<lb></lb>
present Sessions and Accordingly this Deponent Gave Money and Positive Orders<lb></lb>
to his said Attorney to Subpena his Witnesses and prepare for the Fryal of the<lb></lb>
Said Indictment at this present Sessions pursuant to the said Notice And this<lb></lb>
Deponent actually fees Councill to Defond the Some for this Deponent at this<lb></lb>
present Sessions And this Deponent further saith that by the Appointment of the<lb></lb>
Said Attorney he attended at Saint Dunstans <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo86">Coffee house</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo87">Fleet Street</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
Thursday and Friday last to have Notice from his said Attorney when the Tryal<lb></lb>
was to Come on this Deponent being ready and Desirons to have the Same tryed<lb></lb>
at this present Sessions as aforesaid And this Deponent further Saith that<lb></lb>
the said Master Cole left this Deponent about One a Clock Yesterday to Attend this<lb></lb>
Court to know when the said Indictment Could be tryed as he Informed this<lb></lb>
Deponent And returned again to this Deponent about four a Clock in the Afternoon<lb></lb>
And Informed this Deponent that he had made Strict Inquiry and that there were<lb></lb>
Seventeen Prisoners to be tryed And that the said Tryal Could not Come on that day<lb></lb>
but the same would Come on as this day And this Deponent Saith that his Witnesses<lb></lb>
were Served with Subpenas And would have Attended the Tryal of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ68">Indictment</rs>
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as this Deponent Verily believes And this Deponent Saith that relaying<lb></lb>
on the Directions and Information of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n104-3">David Cole</rs>
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this Deponent beleived<lb></lb>
and took is for a Certainty that the siad Couse Could not be heard till this day<lb></lb>
And which was the sole Cause of this Deponents not Attending the Court him self<lb></lb>
to try the same yesterday, but this Deponent to his great Surprise was late last<lb></lb>
Night Informed that he was Called in court Yesterday and that his Recognizance in Ordered<lb></lb>
by the Court to be Estreated for his not appearing at this Sessions And this Deponent<lb></lb>
further Saith that Meeting the Prosecutor Master <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n104-4">Peter Hawkins</rs>
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by <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo88">Fleet bridge</rs>
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this Morning about nine of the Clock he this Deponent Informed the said Hawkins that<lb></lb>
he would move this Honourable court ths day that the Order made Yesterday to<lb></lb>
Estreat the said Rocognisance may be Discharged And that the said Recognizance may<lb></lb>
be respited untill the next Sessions at which time this Deponent Intends to tey<lb></lb>
the siad Indictment</p>
<p n="105">Sworn the first day of June<lb></lb>
One thousand Seven Hundred and<lb></lb>
thirty<del>three</del>
at the Court in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo89">old Bailey</rs>
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<p n="106"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n106-1">Wm. Billers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ69">Mayr</rs>
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Resworn at Justices hall in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo90">Old Baylyon</rs>
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Saturday<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15045_date9">1st: day of June 1734</rs>
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By the Court</p>
<p n="107">Mark. Halpenn</p>
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