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For this purpose the formed a Scheme to have a Robery sworn agt him as if comitted in some distant County
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and seget him reduced a great way of by Habias Corpus
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The Next thing was to gett a proper person to Swear for her
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About the Latter end of October or beginning of Novr 1729 she applied to cane
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who was much under
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her power (as her husband was then a Prisoner for debt in Newgate) and proposed the thing to her and promised that if
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she would go with her and someothers of wch Warwick (hereinafter named) was to be one & swear the Robbery
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agt. Frankland she would give her a New Gown and Petticoat and other Necessaries & told her that Frankland
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and the Bitch his wife had sought her (Defts) ruin by Complaining agt her and her husband to the Court of
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Aldren & that she should not be easy till she had got them out of the way.
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But Proctor refusing to go and swear as she desired she said to her Damn my Soul If I will
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She to disguis chagelt
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Wounds Bros
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Warwick her Blu
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She next applied to
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who kept the Tapp on Ye Comonside and likewise was under her power and proposes
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to him that she would disguise herself in men's Cloaths & go about ye Miles out of Town towards Edger before a
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Justice to sworn the Robery and that Warwick should swear he was her Brother & confirm her Evidence But he
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likewise declining the Service, she desired him to go & fetch one
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, & would swear any thing to serve her
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Warwick accordingly brot. Freeman to her and she proposed to him the going to swear the Robery before Mr. Justice
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Deveil & she would meet him there, But Framan also refused her however he recomended one Hogg as a proper
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Warwick and Deft Imediately flew away to
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& found him Sick a bed She acquainted him with the nature
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of the business she wanted But Hogg told her, he was surprised she should come, or Freeman send her to him on such an
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Errand and that he positively would not be concerned in it
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These Disappointments did a little very but no way discourage the Deft for being come home she be thought herself
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of Bygrave (menconed in the Indictment) and he (She said She was
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Bygrave come next morning to Defts house & there in the presence of Proctor proposed the business to him, wch he
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readily came into and then she again press'd Proctor to go with them & offered to dress her as fine as a Lady, But she still
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refusing Deft said Then Warwick must go (intending to have gone without him I Proctor had consented to go) But
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The Deft Bygrave and Warwick adjourned to
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should Psonate Mr Spurce (named in the Indictmt.) Bygrave saying he was very like him. and Deft was to pass
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for his Sister
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By grave to Psonall
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Onto Spure of A in here
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in
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By
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to wat
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John Warwick
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Accordingly next Morning (being the 9th. Novr) The Deft & Warwick in a path called upon Bygrave at the
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Bear Tavern
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in
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& so proceeded together at
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Chelsea
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Bygrave
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like Cauity man
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John Warwick
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Bygrave was dressd like a Country man, and the Deft in a very plain next day without a Hoop & her hair
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>
</
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>
powdered in order to disguise her.
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=
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Nor Eller of the Was
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>
Mr. Justce Elkers
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John Warwick
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When They came to
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Chelsea
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being Informed at Mr. Justice Elsher's house that he was at
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Salter's Cohouse
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they went
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to him thither, By grave told him his Horg, and Deft Informed what her pretended Bror had said told the Justice
<
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>
</
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>
that she too was robbed at the same time, Out that she would not for the World be positive as to the man
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n
=
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>
But Mr. Elhers not liking the Com
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of the Story & her objecting to their not thinking to apply to some Justice nearer
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</
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Newgate
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, told them he was a going to Town ye could do not stay to take their Information.
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p
>
</
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