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<p n="330"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">For the King</note>
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The King at the Prosecution of ye Court of Lord Mayor<lb></lb>
& Aldren of ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo314">City of London</rs>
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on an Indictment for a Misdemeanour<lb></lb>
in endeavouring to Subborn <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n330-21">Mary Tawnall</rs>
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Bill found 14th Janr 1743<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo316">ye Old Baily</rs>
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Indictment Setts forth that at ye Sessions of Oyer & Terminer holden for & <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo317">County of Middlesex</rs>
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11th. Janry 15<lb></lb>
Geo.2d. before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-1">Thomas Lane</rs>
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Etc Justices assigned to inquire of All Treasons Etc and ye Same to hear & determine Etc<lb></lb>
by the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-2">Sanders Welch</rs>
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Etc then Sworn & charged to inquire for ye King It was presented<lb></lb>
Doft & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-3">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ190">Labourer</rs>
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not having the fear Etc but being moved & seduced Etc and unjustly conspiring &<lb></lb>
intending to injure and oppress One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-4">William Frankland</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ191">Brewer</rs>
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& to cause him to be imprisoned for Felony 9th. Novr<lb></lb>
1739 at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo319">Kensington</rs>
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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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-5">William Frankland</rs>
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then a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ192">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo320">Newgate</rs>
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to be charged upon Oath before one of ye Justices of ye sd King assigned to keep the<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
that for these Purposes Bygrave should Personate one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-6">John Spurce</rs>
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of ye Parish of Aynoe on ye Hill in ye County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo321">Northampton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ193">Salesman</rs>
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And ye Sd Deft & Bygrave to compleat sd Conspiracy sd 9th Nov. Etc at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo322">Kensington</rs>
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Etc off did go before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-41">Wm<lb></lb>
Morrics</rs>
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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<lb></lb>
Presence & will ye Privity of Deft & in Pursuance of Sd. Conspiracy (personating Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-7">John Spurce</rs>
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) before sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-8">Wm. Morice</rs>
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(then<lb></lb>
being One of ye Justices Etc & having Sufficient Authority to administer an Oath in yt. behalf) did then in ye sd. Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo323">Kensington</rs>
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Dolunt arily falsely & maliciously upon his Oath depose in Writing yt. a Person then in Custody in his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo324">Goal of Newgate</rs>
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in ye County of Middx who went by ye Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-10">Wm Franklyn</rs>
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& by ye Nick Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-51">Rusty Dick</rs>
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(meaning<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
(meaning Etc) was travelling between Islip & Weatley in Oxford Shire yt he (meaning Etc) Robbed him (meaning Etc)of One<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo325">Guinea</rs>
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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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
robbed him (meaning Etc) was ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-12">William Franklyn</rs>
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(meaning Etc) as by sd Examination may appear Whereas In fact <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-13">Wm. Frankland</rs>
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<lb></lb>
or <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-61">Wm Franklyn</rs>
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did not robb Etc Any Person whatsoever on ye highway in sd. County of Oxford Which sd. Conspiracy Etc were<lb></lb>
to ye Great Peril of ye life of Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n331-15">William Frankland</rs>
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to ye Manifest Perversion Etc To ye Evil Example Etc & agt. ye Peace Etc</p>
<p n="332">That at sd. Session Sd. Deft. pleaded not Guilty</p>
<p n="333">That at another Session held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo326">Hicks Hall</rs>
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on Monday 22d.of Same February before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n333-1">Edward Barker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ195">Esqr</rs>
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& others Justices<lb></lb>
Etc The Issno was tried and ye Jury brot. in their Verdict that Deft was Guilty of ye Offence & Misdemeanour charged agt<lb></lb>
her in sd. Indictment And yt Bygrave died after 9th. Nov. 1739 & before sd. Indictment was preferred & Referrs to ye Record</p>
<p n="334">That Deft 15th. February 15 Geo 2d. at London in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo327">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo328">Ward of Faringdon</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
in sd Year 1739 in said Indictment menconed was not present at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo329">Kensington</rs>
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afd When Deft & Bygrave are therein Supposed<lb></lb>
to have gone before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n334-1">William Morica</rs>
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ye <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ196">Justices</rs>
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afd and thereby to procure herself contrary to Right & Justice to be acquitted of sd.<lb></lb>
Offence did then and there with force & Arms falsely & wickedly endeavour to Perswade One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n334-2">Mary</rs>
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ye <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ197">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n334-21">Thos. Tannatt</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to appear at ye Fryal of sd. Issue & on sd. Fryal falsely to depose Swear & given Evidence to sd. Jury That on 9th. Nov<lb></lb>
1739 sd. Tannatt & Deft took Coach after Breakfast and went together to See ye Tower & afterwards went to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo330">Billinsgate</rs>
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and there had Beef Stakes & oysters And yt. they went from thence to Mr. Merchants (meaning <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n334-3">Catherine Merchant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Which sd. Catherine then lived in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo331">Five foot Lane </rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo332">Thomas Street</rs>
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London) And yt they look sd. Mrs. Merchant with them & Went from thence to Mrs.<lb></lb>
Smiths in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo333">Haymarkett</rs>
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& there Spent ye afternoon & yt from thence they returned to Deft's house & had her forles for Supper<lb></lb>
And yt sd. Tannatt lay there ye Night of ye Same day & yt. she was not out of Defts Company All yt day</p>
<p n="335">That Deft in order to induce sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n335-1">Mary Tannatt</rs>
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so falsely to Swcar & give in Evidence as afd on sd. 15th. Feb at<lb></lb>
London Etc promised to give sd Mary £300 as a Reward for Sweasing as afd.</p>
<p n="336">The Indictment awarrs sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n336-1">Mary Tannatt</rs>
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was not with Deft or in her Company All or any Part of sd. 9th. Nov. or ye<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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n338-1">Mary Tannatt</rs>
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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</p>
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