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Commissioners on his Examination only one Book of Account in which there was
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contained no Entry prior to the Month of September One thousand seven hundred and
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fifty Six and in which not more than about Twenty Leaves were ever Written upon And
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which the said Aldridge upon his Oath declared was all the Books of Account ever
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kept by him relating to his Trade and Dealings And this Deponent further saith
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that the Commissions then present did declare themselves so much dissatisfied with
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the Account given by the said Bankrupt that after the said Bankrupt had finished his
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Examination before them they did earnestly recommend this Deponent and the rest
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of the Crediters of the said Bankrupt then Present to carry the said Bankrupt
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before Mr Alderman Also the then sitting Alderman it Guildhall Who also
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very Strictly examine the said Bankrupt and directed an Account to be drawn
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out from the Barkrupts papers of the several Goods and Effects sent into the
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said Bankrupt by his Creditors since the latterend of April last and of the
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Payments made by the said Bankrupt since that time and upon such Accounts
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their appearing to be a Deficiency of several Hundred Pounds relating to which
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the said Bankrupt did not give any Satisfactory Account to the said Mr. Alderman
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Alsop He thereupon and upon inspecting the said Bankrupts said Book of
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Accounts and other Circumstances did in the presence of the said Commissioners
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who attended the said Examination Committ the said Bankrupt to
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on a Violent Suspicion of the said Bankrupt having embezillea great
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part of his Estate and Effects to the Value of twenty Pounds and upwards And
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this Deponent and several other Creditors then present were bound over by the
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said Magistrate to prosecute the said Bankrupt for such Felony And this
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Deponent Saith he hath been and Still is taking all possible pains to investigate
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and discover the Concealments the said Aldridge is most Violently suspected
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to have made of his Estate and Effects and hopes and believes he shall be able
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to make the proper discoverys to enable him and the said Creditors to prosecute
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the said Aldridge the next Sessions which he hath not yet been able to do so as to
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prosecute him at this present Sessions
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Sworn at Just Hall
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in the
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16th Janr 1760
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John Elderton
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