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charged upon Oath before one of the Justices of
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having Committed a Felony
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aforesd and it the Parish
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ly Combine Conspire & agree together agt
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all Trully and
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"John"
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"Spurce"
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"LMSLPS15055_n414-18"
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"male"
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</
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of the
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>
Parish of Aynoe on the
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Hill
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in the County of
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Northampton
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<
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type
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id
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>
Salesman
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>
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inst
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type
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"occupation"
value
=
"Salesman"
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>
And the said
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Elizabeth Nicholls
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type
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"Elizabeth"
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"Nicholls"
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type
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"female"
>
</
interp
>
and
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rs
type
=
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>
Edward Bygrave
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>
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type
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>
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>
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=
"Bygrave"
>
</
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>
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inst
=
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type
=
"gender"
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"male"
>
</
interp
>
to compleat.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and perfect their said wicked Combinations Intentions and Conspiracy the said ninth day of November in the year aforesaid
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
at
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Kensington
</
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>
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=
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>
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>
aforesaid in the said
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>
County of Middlesex
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>
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<
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type
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</
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>
did go before one
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type
=
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>
William Morice
</
rs
>
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=
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type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15055_n414-21"
type
=
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value
=
"Morice"
>
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>
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=
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>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
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>
Esquire
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15055_occ245"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Esquire"
>
</
interp
>
then one of the
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"415"
>
<
del
>
tho these Words may do yet
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
I think they are lyable
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to some objection, and therefore
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
I have varied them a little
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
to remove that objection
</
del
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
when I made these Alter
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
racons I did not observe
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that this was only the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Recital of a Record wch
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
must be recited truely
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
so far as it is recited and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
therefore no altoracon
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
whatever must be made
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in itbut pray
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
take Care that it be
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
very strictly Examined
</
p
>
</
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>
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