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The King at the Prosecution of ye Court of Lord Mayor
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on an Indictment for a Misdemeanour
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in endeavouring to Subborn
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Mary Tawnall
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Bill found 14th Janr 1743
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Indictment Setts forth that at ye Sessions of Oyer & Terminer holden for &
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Geo.2d. before
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Etc Justices assigned to inquire of All Treasons Etc and ye Same to hear & determine Etc
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by the Oath of
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Etc then Sworn & charged to inquire for ye King It was presented
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Doft &
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not having the fear Etc but being moved & seduced Etc and unjustly conspiring &
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intending to injure and oppress One
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William Frankland
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& to cause him to be imprisoned for Felony 9th. Novr
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1739 at
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in sd. County with force and Arms Etc falsely Etc did conspire to change Etc agt. all Truth & Justice to procure the said
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William Frankland
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then a
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in
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Newgate
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to be charged upon Oath before one of ye Justices of ye sd King assigned to keep the
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Peace Etc in ye sd County Etc with a Felony committed in ye County of Oxford & to cause him to be detained in ye sd Goal for ye same And
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that for these Purposes Bygrave should Personate one
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John Spurce
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of ye Parish of Aynoe on ye Hill in ye County of
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And ye Sd Deft & Bygrave to compleat sd Conspiracy sd 9th Nov. Etc at
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Etc off did go before
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Wm
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Morrics
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then one of ye sd. Justices assigned to keep ye Peace Etc in sd. County of Middx Etc And ye sd. Bygrave then & there in ye
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Presence & will ye Privity of Deft & in Pursuance of Sd. Conspiracy (personating Sd.
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John Spurce
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) before sd.
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Wm. Morice
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(then
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being One of ye Justices Etc & having Sufficient Authority to administer an Oath in yt. behalf) did then in ye sd. Parish of
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Kensington
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Dolunt arily falsely & maliciously upon his Oath depose in Writing yt. a Person then in Custody in his Majesty's
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Goal of Newgate
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in ye County of Middx who went by ye Name of
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Wm Franklyn
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& by ye Nick Name of
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Rusty Dick
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(meaning
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Etc) did on or about ye 20th. day of October Which was in ye Year of Our Lord 1736 attack him (meaning Etc) on ye highway as her
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(meaning Etc) was travelling between Islip & Weatley in Oxford Shire yt he (meaning Etc) Robbed him (meaning Etc)of One
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Guinea
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15 Shillings in Silver a Silver Watch & Hatt And yt ye sd. Robbery was committed in ye day time between ye hours of 4 & 5
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o'Clock in ye Afternoon on or about ye sd. 20th. October in ye year 1736.And yt he (meaning Etc) was very positive yt. ye Person who
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robbed him (meaning Etc) was ye sd.
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William Franklyn
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(meaning Etc) as by sd Examination may appear Whereas In fact
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Wm. Frankland
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or
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Wm Franklyn
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did not robb Etc Any Person whatsoever on ye highway in sd. County of Oxford Which sd. Conspiracy Etc were
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to ye Great Peril of ye life of Sd.
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William Frankland
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to ye Manifest Perversion Etc To ye Evil Example Etc & agt. ye Peace Etc
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That at sd. Session Sd. Deft. pleaded not Guilty
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That at another Session held at
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Hicks Hall
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on Monday 22d.of Same February before
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Edward Barker
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Esqr
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& others Justices
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Etc The Issno was tried and ye Jury brot. in their Verdict that Deft was Guilty of ye Offence & Misdemeanour charged agt
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her in sd. Indictment And yt Bygrave died after 9th. Nov. 1739 & before sd. Indictment was preferred & Referrs to ye Record
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That Deft 15th. February 15 Geo 2d. at London in the
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Parish of Christ Church
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in ye
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Ward of Faringdon
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within
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devising to pervert ye due Course of Law & to induce ye Jury upon ye Tryal of sd. Issue to beleive yt Deft on sd. 9th day of Nov
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in sd Year 1739 in said Indictment menconed was not present at
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Kensington
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afd When Deft & Bygrave are therein Supposed
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to have gone before
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William Morica
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ye
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Justices
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afd and thereby to procure herself contrary to Right & Justice to be acquitted of sd.
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Offence did then and there with force & Arms falsely & wickedly endeavour to Perswade One
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Mary
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of
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Thos. Tannatt
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to appear at ye Fryal of sd. Issue & on sd. Fryal falsely to depose Swear & given Evidence to sd. Jury That on 9th. Nov
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1739 sd. Tannatt & Deft took Coach after Breakfast and went together to See ye Tower & afterwards went to
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Billinsgate
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and there had Beef Stakes & oysters And yt. they went from thence to Mr. Merchants (meaning
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Catherine Merchant
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Which sd. Catherine then lived in
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Five foot Lane
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in
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Thomas Street
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London) And yt they look sd. Mrs. Merchant with them & Went from thence to Mrs.
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Smiths in ye
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Haymarkett
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& there Spent ye afternoon & yt from thence they returned to Deft's house & had her forles for Supper
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lb
>
</
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>
And yt sd. Tannatt lay there ye Night of ye Same day & yt. she was not out of Defts Company All yt day
</
p
>
<
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=
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>
That Deft in order to induce sd.
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Mary Tannatt
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so falsely to Swcar & give in Evidence as afd on sd. 15th. Feb at
<
lb
>
</
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>
London Etc promised to give sd Mary £300 as a Reward for Sweasing as afd.
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
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>
The Indictment awarrs sd.
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Mary Tannatt
</
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>
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was not with Deft or in her Company All or any Part of sd. 9th. Nov. or ye
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Night of sd. day or any port of sd. Night
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"337"
>
Also Avorrs ye at sd. time when Deft so endeavoured to personate sd. Mary to Swear as afd Deft well knew yt. She could not
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
according to Truth So Swear Etc To ye Great hinderance of Justice To ye Evil Example Etc agt. ye Peace Etc
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"338"
>
The Present Indictmt.
<
del
>
also
</
del
>
further Setts forth yt. Deft devising as afd after ye sd. Issue Joined and before sd. Tryal on sd. 15th.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Feb at London etc Sent to sd.
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>
Mary Tannatt
</
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>
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a Certain Paper Norting in order to induce Sd. Mary to Appear as a Witness
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
on Defts behalf upon her said Trial & then to give in Evidence divers matters in sd. Paper Writing contained & to Instrant
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Mary so To Swear Etc, Which sd. Paper Writing is as followeth Vizt. I came to Mrs. Nicholls (meaning Defts) house
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
one (meaning on) It (meaning ye fifth) day of November 1739 and contined & (meaning continued) till ye Monday felling
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
(Meaning following ) with her it happned to be the are Washing Week Mrs. N (meaning Deft) was never out of my Company
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
(meaning Company) one hover (meaning hour) from ye time of my comeing till my going away but Whom she went to Bed Swars
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
With her ye first on ye Morning (meaning Morning) & last at Night Excepting her husband I will take my oath that Mrs
</
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>
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