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Frankland in ye County of Oxford & to cause ye sd.
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William Frankland
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to be detained in ye. sd. Goal of Newgate for ye same
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should personate one John Spusce of ye Parish of Aynoe on the Hill
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in ye County of
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Elizab Nicholls
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to compleat & perfect their sd.
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wicked Combinations Intentions and Conspiracy ye sd. 9th. day of November in ye year afd at
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did go before One
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William Morrice
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the One of ye sd. Justices of ye sd. Lord ye King assigned to keep the Peace
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of the said Lord the King in ye sd. County of Middx & Also to hear and determine divers felonies Trespasses and other
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Misdemeanurs committed in ye County last afd And ye sd.
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then and there in ye presence and with
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the Knowledge and privity of ye sd.
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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and in pursuance of ye sd. Combination & Conspiracy (ye sd. Edward
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Bygrave then & there personating ye sd.
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John Spurce
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) before ye sd.
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William Morrice
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then & long before
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being One of ye Justices of ye sd. Lord ye King assigned to keep the Peace of ye sd Lord ye King in ye County of Middx And Also
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to hear & determine divers Felonies Trespasses & other Misdemeanours committed in ye sd. County of Middx and
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having Sufficient Authority to administer an Oath to ye sd.
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Edward Bygrave
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in that behalf) did then in the sd. Parish
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of
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voluntarily falsely and Maliciously upon his Corporal Oath depose Swear and in Writing affirm
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that a person. then in Custody in his Majesty's Goal of Newgate in ye County of Middx who went by ye name of William
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Franklyn & by ye Nick Name of Rusty Dick (meaning ye sd.
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who was then in Custody in ye sd.
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Goal) did on or about ye 20th. day of October which was in ye year of Our Lord 1736 attack him (meaning him
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ye sd.
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Edward Bygrave
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who then personated ye. sd.
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John Spurce
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) on ye Highway aske (meaning himself ye sd. Edward
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Bygrave then personating ye sd.
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John Spurce
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.) was travelling between Islip & Weatley in Oxfordshire that he
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(meaning ye sd.
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William Frankland
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then personating
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ye. sd.
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) and forcibly took from him (meaning himself ye sd.
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Edward Bygrave
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then Porsonating
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ye sd.
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John Spurce
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) One Guinea 15s. in Silver a Silver Watch & Hatt & yt. ye sd. Robbery was committed in ye
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day time between ye hours of 4 & 5 o'Clock in ye Afternoon on or about
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ye sd. 20th Octob. in ye Year 1736 And yt.
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he (meaning himself ye sd.
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Edward Bygrave
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then personating ye sd. Johh Spurce) was very positive yt. ye Person who
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robbed him (meaning himself ye sd.
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Edward Bygrave
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then personating the sd. John Spurcds afd) was ye sd. William
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Franklyn abovenamed (meaning thereby ye sd.
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William Frankland
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) as by ye sd. Examination may more at large
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appear Whereas in truth & in fact ye sd.
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William Frankland
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or ye sd.
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William Franklyn
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who is mentioned to have
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been called by the Nick Name of
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Rusty Dick
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did not at any time attack robb or forcibly take away from any
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Person whatsoever on the Highway in ye sd. County of Oxford any Money or Goods whatsover which sd. Combinacon
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and Conspiracy of ye sd.
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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&
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Edward Bygrave
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were to the great peril of ye life & Destrucon
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of ye sd.
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William Frankland
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. To ye manifest Perversion of ye Laws of this Kingdom To ye Evil Example
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</
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of All Others in the like Case offending and agt. ye Peace of ye said Lord ye King his Crown & Dignity Etc
<
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</
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Whereupon ye Sheriff of ye sd. County of Middx was commanded yt. he should not omitt by reason of any
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Liberty in his Bailiwick
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but that he should cause ye sd.
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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&
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Edward Bygrave
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to come
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</
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>
to answer ye Premes And afterward to witt at ye Same Session of Oyer & Terminer holden at Hicks
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lb
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</
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Hall afd. in & for ye sd. County of Middx on ye sd. Monday ye 11th. day of January in ye sd. 15th. Year of ye Reign
<
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of Our sd. now Lord the King before the Justices of Our sd. Lord the King abovenamed and others their
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Fellows
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afd came the sd.
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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in her proper Person and having heard ye sd. Indictment read
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