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<p n="458">The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
Slaughter Widow}<lb></lb>
For False Scales Etca.</p>
<p n="459">(For the Prosecutors)</p>
<p n="460"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Bill found October Sessions 1751</note>
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Indictment sets forth that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n460-1">Dorothy Slaughter</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ279">Widow</rs>
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late of London on the First day of October in the<lb></lb>
Twenty Fourth year of his Majestys King George the second of Great Britain Etca. and at divers other times between<lb></lb>
the said First day of October in the 24th year afsd. and the second day of Januaryin the same Year with Force & Arms<lb></lb>
at London afsd. in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo480">St. Nicholas Coleabby</rs>
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in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo481">Breadstreet</rs>
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unlawfully and unjustly had<lb></lb>
and kept two pair of false Scales which wanted in the draught of the same One quarter of a pound weight & each<lb></lb>
pair to make them of an equal and due ballance She the Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n460-3">Dorothy Slaughter</rs>
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then & there well knowing the said<lb></lb>
Two pair of Scales to be defective of their equal and due ballance as is afsd. with intent to deceive and defraud the subjects<lb></lb>
of our Lord the King by selling to them divers goods wares & merchandizes by ye. said Two pair of False Scales<lb></lb>
to the Evil Example of al others in the like case offending and agt. the peace of our sd. Lord the King his<lb></lb>
Crown & Dignity.</p>
<p n="461">Plea not Guilty</p>
<p n="462">Case</p>
<p n="463">The Deft. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ280">keeps a Butchers Shop</rs>
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inin the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo482">Bread Street</rs>
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and the Inquest<lb></lb>
of that Ward coming to her Shop to Examine her Scales they found two pair wanting a quarter of<lb></lb>
a pound Weight each of their due ballance as menconed in the Indictmt.</p>
<p n="464">Deft. being apprized of the Inquests intending to Visit her Shop</p>
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