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<p n="409">Frankland in ye County of Oxford & to cause ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-2">William Frankland</rs>
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to be detained in ye. sd. Goal of Newgate for ye same<lb></lb>
And yt. for these purposes he ye said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-3">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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should personate one John Spusce of ye Parish of Aynoe on the Hill<lb></lb>
in ye County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo426">Northampton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ231">Salesman</rs>
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And ye Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-4">Elizab Nicholls</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-5">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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to compleat & perfect their sd.<lb></lb>
wicked Combinations Intentions and Conspiracy ye sd. 9th. day of November in ye year afd at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo427">Kensington</rs>
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afd in ye sd. County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo428">Middx</rs>
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did go before One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-6">William Morrice</rs>
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the One of ye sd. Justices of ye sd. Lord ye King assigned to keep the Peace<lb></lb>
of the said Lord the King in ye sd. County of Middx & Also to hear and determine divers felonies Trespasses and other<lb></lb>
Misdemeanurs committed in ye County last afd And ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-7">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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then and there in ye presence and with<lb></lb>
the Knowledge and privity of ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-8">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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and in pursuance of ye sd. Combination & Conspiracy (ye sd. Edward<lb></lb>
Bygrave then & there personating ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-9">John Spurce</rs>
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) before ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-10">William Morrice</rs>
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) ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-11">William Morrice</rs>
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then & long before<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
to hear & determine divers Felonies Trespasses & other Misdemeanours committed in ye sd. County of Middx and<lb></lb>
having Sufficient Authority to administer an Oath to ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-12">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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in that behalf) did then in the sd. Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo429">Kensington</rs>
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voluntarily falsely and Maliciously upon his Corporal Oath depose Swear and in Writing affirm<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
Franklyn & by ye Nick Name of Rusty Dick (meaning ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-14">William Frankland</rs>
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who was then in Custody in ye sd.<lb></lb>
Goal) did on or about ye 20th. day of October which was in ye year of Our Lord 1736 attack him (meaning him<lb></lb>
ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-15">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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who then personated ye. sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-16">John Spurce</rs>
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) on ye Highway aske (meaning himself ye sd. Edward<lb></lb>
Bygrave then personating ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-17">John Spurce</rs>
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.) was travelling between Islip & Weatley in Oxfordshire that he<lb></lb>
(meaning ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-18">William Frankland</rs>
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) robbed him. (meaning himself ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-19">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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then personating<lb></lb>
ye. sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-20">John Spurce</rs>
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) and forcibly took from him (meaning himself ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-21">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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then Porsonating<lb></lb>
ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-22">John Spurce</rs>
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) One Guinea 15s. in Silver a Silver Watch & Hatt & yt. ye sd. Robbery was committed in ye<lb></lb>
day time between ye hours of 4 & 5 o'Clock in ye Afternoon on or about<obscured></obscured>
ye sd. 20th Octob. in ye Year 1736 And yt.<lb></lb>
he (meaning himself ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-23">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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then personating ye sd. Johh Spurce) was very positive yt. ye Person who<lb></lb>
robbed him (meaning himself ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-24">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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then personating the sd. John Spurcds afd) was ye sd. William<lb></lb>
Franklyn abovenamed (meaning thereby ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-25">William Frankland</rs>
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) as by ye sd. Examination may more at large<lb></lb>
appear Whereas in truth & in fact ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-26">William Frankland</rs>
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or ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-27">William Franklyn</rs>
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who is mentioned to have<lb></lb>
been called by the Nick Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-28">Rusty Dick</rs>
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did not at any time attack robb or forcibly take away from any<lb></lb>
Person whatsoever on the Highway in ye sd. County of Oxford any Money or Goods whatsover which sd. Combinacon<lb></lb>
and Conspiracy of ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-29">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-30">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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were to the great peril of ye life & Destrucon<lb></lb>
of ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-31">William Frankland</rs>
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. To ye manifest Perversion of ye Laws of this Kingdom To ye Evil Example<lb></lb>
of All Others in the like Case offending and agt. ye Peace of ye said Lord ye King his Crown & Dignity Etc<lb></lb>
Whereupon ye Sheriff of ye sd. County of Middx was commanded yt. he should not omitt by reason of any<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo430">Liberty in his Bailiwick</rs>
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but that he should cause ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-32">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-33">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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to come<lb></lb>
to answer ye Premes And afterward to witt at ye Same Session of Oyer & Terminer holden at Hicks<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
of Our sd. now Lord the King before the Justices of Our sd. Lord the King abovenamed and others their<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo431">Fellows</rs>
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afd came the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n409-34">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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in her proper Person and having heard ye sd. Indictment read</p>
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