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on maketh Oath and Saith that on the
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Twenty ninth day of May last he became bound
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by recognizance before Sir
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Robert Ladbroke
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in the sum of Twenty pounds to appear at the then
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next Session of the peace to be hold on for the City of
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in July then next and new last past
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to prosecute
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for shealing a herein
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Handkerchief value six pence this Deponents
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property And this Deponent upon his Oath further
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Saith that he not having ever been concerned in
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a prosecution of any find of that sort and ignorantly
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imagining that notice would be sent to him to
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information when to attend to prosecute the said
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he this Deponent ommitted to attend
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at the said July Session to prosecution the said James
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Harris on which account this Deponent hath
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was discharged for want of
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prosecution And this Deponent upon his Oath
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further saith that he did not designed by or with
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any View to have the prisoner escape Justice
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omit to prosecute the said
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nor did
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he know he was under a recognizance or even what
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a recognizance meant untill he received a Letter
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from the Deputy Clerk of the peace and and explanation
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since from the same
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and this Deponent
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further saith that his always intended to appear
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and should
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Sworn at Justice is Hall in the
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29th. day of
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October 1771
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By the Court
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