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<p n="115">The King agt <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n115-1">Susannah Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on the prosecution<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n115-2">Alexander Godwin</rs>
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<p n="116">The abovenamed Prosecutor<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n116-1">Alexander Godwin</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo72">Friday Street</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ38">Merchant</rs>
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maketh oath that the only reason<lb></lb>
why he did not exhibit a Bill of Indictmt.<lb></lb>
agt. the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n116-2">Susannah Jones</rs>
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was because he<lb></lb>
had no other sufficient Evidence to prove the facts laid<lb></lb>
to her Charge besides her own Confession<lb></lb>
which Confession this Deponent saith was<lb></lb>
occasioned by his promise of Forgiveness<lb></lb>
to her and upon that accot. this Deponent<lb></lb>
saith he was advised two ald have been too<lb></lb>
hard to continue this prosecution without<lb></lb>
other Evidence sufficient to convict her & which<lb></lb>
he had not & lastly saith that he did<lb></lb>
attend this Court last Session & that<obscured></obscured>
was<lb></lb>
not this the least Contempt of the sd Court<lb></lb>
that he did not prosecute the sd. Deft.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n116-3">Susannah Jones</rs>
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but for the reasons<lb></lb>
only abovementioned</p>
<p n="117">Sworn at Justice<lb></lb>
Hall in the old<lb></lb>
Baily <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15057_date17">5th<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sept.<lb></lb>
1746</rs>
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<p n="118">J Ford.</p>
<p n="119"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n119-1">Alexr: Godwin</rs>
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