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The King against
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maketh Oath
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that on the Fifteenth Day of October one Thousand, Seven hundred and Sixty
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Five he this Deponent (being them One of the Constables for the Parish of
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John pearse
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for Assaulting him with an
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Intent to Commit Sodomy on him the Said
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And on
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Wednesday the Sixteenth Day of the said Month this Deponent Condicted
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the said Defendant before a Magistrate who Committed him to prison to
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answer for the said Offence and Bound this Deponent over to Give Evidence
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against the said Defendant at the next Sessions of the Peace. And
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this Deponent Saith That the Sessions being on the said Wednesday
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holden at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey he this Dponent Did
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Attend with the Prosecutor and Give Evidence with him to the
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Grand Jury as a Bill of Indictment then Jneferred against the
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Defendant for the said Offence, Which Bill this Deponent who
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afterwards Informed was found a True One, And that the said
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Defendant had Pleaded not Guilty thereto, And this Deponent
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Saith tha he was Informed by the prosecutors Friends and
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Possitively on his Oath Saith that he verily Relieved the said Defendant
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was to be Tryed at the then next Sessions to be holden at Justice Hall
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aforesaid in the Month of December following And that he this Deponent
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Relying on the Truth thereof, and for noctber Cannon reason where ever
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Omitted Attending to Give his Evidence as the Tryal of the said Defendant
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at he next Evening Sessions of the Peace which was held at
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Guildhall as Monday the Ninth day of December when and
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where he this Deponent who Soon afterwards to his Great
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Surprise Informed that the said Defendant had been Called up
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for Trayall and Acquitted for Want of Evidence, And Lastly
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this Deponent Saith that notwithstanding such Omission
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in his Attendance on the said Tryall was in no Sort Wilfully
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Done with a Design to Favour the said Defendant but
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Merely owing to the above Misunderstanding us aforesaid
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Yet this Deponent Saith he Could Give no Evidence touching the above
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Fact against the said Defendant, but only as to his receiving him into
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his Custody upon the prosecutors above Charge of the said Offence and
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Conducting him before Magistrate for the Same as above Setforth
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Sworn at Guildhall London
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