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The King
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agt.
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Slaughter Widow}
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For False Scales Etca.
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(For the Prosecutors)
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Bill found October Sessions 1751
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Indictment sets forth that
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Dorothy Slaughter
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late of London on the First day of October in the
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Twenty Fourth year of his Majestys King George the second of Great Britain Etca. and at divers other times between
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the said First day of October in the 24th year afsd. and the second day of Januaryin the same Year with Force & Arms
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at London afsd. in the parish of
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unlawfully and unjustly had
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and kept two pair of false Scales which wanted in the draught of the same One quarter of a pound weight & each
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pair to make them of an equal and due ballance She the Sd.
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then & there well knowing the said
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Two pair of Scales to be defective of their equal and due ballance as is afsd. with intent to deceive and defraud the subjects
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of our Lord the King by selling to them divers goods wares & merchandizes by ye. said Two pair of False Scales
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to the Evil Example of al others in the like case offending and agt. the peace of our sd. Lord the King his
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Crown & Dignity.
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Plea not Guilty
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The Deft.
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keeps a Butchers Shop
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inin the Ward of
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and the Inquest
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of that Ward coming to her Shop to Examine her Scales they found two pair wanting a quarter of
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a pound Weight each of their due ballance as menconed in the Indictmt.
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Deft. being apprized of the Inquests intending to Visit her Shop
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