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<p n="410">read the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-1">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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said that She was not Guilty thereof And thereupon She putt herself upon ye Country And<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-41">Peter Walter</rs>
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of ye County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo432">Middx</rs>
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afd who prosecuted for Our sd. Lord the King in that behalf did<lb></lb>
the like yr Whereupon Such further Proceedings were had upon the Indictment afd that afterward to witt at the<lb></lb>
Session of Oyer & Terminer of Our sd. Lord the King holden for the sd. County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo433">Middx</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo434">Hicks Hall</rs>
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afd in ye sd. County of<lb></lb>
Middx on Monday the 22d. day of February in ye sd. 15th. Year of the Reign of Our sd now Lord the King before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-42">Edwards Barker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-51">Merry Teshmaker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-7">Francis Hole</rs>
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& others their Fellows then<lb></lb>
Justices of our said Lord the King assigned by Letters Patent of our said Lord the King under his Great Seal of<lb></lb>
Great Britain to the Same Justices abovenamed and others and any four or more of them directed to inquire more<lb></lb>
fully the truth by ye Oath of good and lawful Men of ye sd. County of Middx & by other ways means & methods by which<lb></lb>
they should or might better know (as well within Liberties as without) by whom the truth of the matter might be<lb></lb>
better known of All Treasons Misprisions of Treasons Insurrections Rebellions Counterfeilings Clippings<lb></lb>
Washings false Coinings and other Falsities of ye money of Great Britain and other Kingdoms or Dominion<lb></lb>
whatsoever and of All Murders Felonies Manslaughters Killings Burglarias Rapes of Women unlawful<lb></lb>
Meetings Conventiclus unlawfull uttering of Words Assemblies Misprisions Confederacies false Allegations<lb></lb>
Trespasses Riots Rents Relentions Escapes Contempts Falsities Negligences Concealmts. Maintenance<lb></lb>
Oppressions Champarty Deceits & All other evil Doings Offences and Injuries whatsoever And Also of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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the Accessaries of them within ye County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo435">Middx</rs>
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afd as wel within Liberties as without by whomsoever<lb></lb>
and in what Manner So ever done committed or perpetrated and by whom or to whom when how and after<lb></lb>
what manner and of All other Articles & Circumstances concerning ye Premes & every of them or any of<lb></lb>
them in any manner whatsoever and ye sd. Treasons & other ye Premes to hear and determine according to ye Lares &<lb></lb>
Customs of England the Issue afd came on to be tried & was tried by a Jury of ye Country in that behalf duly<lb></lb>
taken between our sd. Lord the King and ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-8">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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and upon ye Same Trial the Jurors of ye sd. Jury<lb></lb>
of ye Country brot. in their Verdict and did Say upon their Oath that ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-9">Eliz Nicholls</rs>
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was Guilty of ye Offence<lb></lb>
and Misdemeanour charged agt. her & Specified in the Indictmt. afd And that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-10">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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in ye<lb></lb>
Same Indictment named dyed after the Ninth day of November in the Year of Our Lord 1739 in Same<lb></lb>
Indictment mentioned and before the Same Indictment was preferred as by the Record thereof more fully doth<lb></lb>
appear And the Jurors afd now here Sworn and charged to inquire for our sd. Lord the King for the<lb></lb>
Body of ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo436">City of London</rs>
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upon their oath afd. do further present that after ye sd. Issue was Joined in form<lb></lb>
afd And before the Tryal of ye Same by the Jurors of the Jury of the Country afd in form afd that is to<lb></lb>
Say on the 15th.day of Februaryin the 15th. Year of the Reign of our sd. now<lb></lb>
Lord the King ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-11">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ236">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-12">John Nicholls</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo437">London</rs>
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at London<lb></lb>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo438">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo439">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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Within<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo440">London</rs>
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afd devising and intending to pervert the due Course of Law & Justice and to induce the<lb></lb>
Jurors of the Jury of ye Country afd upon the Tryal of ye Issue afd to beleive that ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-13">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
the Ninth day of November in the sd Year of our Lord 1739 in the Indictment afd abovementioned was not<lb></lb>
present at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo441">Kensington</rs>
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in ye sd. Indictment also mentioned when ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-14">Elizabeth Nicholls</rs>
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and Edward<lb></lb>
Bygrave are in and by ye sd. Indictmt. supposed to have gone before ye Abovenamed <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n410-15">William Morrice</rs>
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