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Robert Nixon
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Tokenhouse Yard
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Esquire
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maketh Oath and Saith that some time in
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or about the beginning of December now last past
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James Potts
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was
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apprehended on Suspicion of having stolen a Coachmans blue Great Coat
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(the Property of the said Robert Nixon and which this Deponent usually
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more)out of the Chariot of the said Robert Nixon which the same Chariot
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was standing at Livery at the
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Moorgate
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And this Deponent Saith that on the said James Potts being Examined
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before
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John Sawbridge
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Lord Mayor
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of this City if appeared clearly that
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the said James Potts had stolen the said Great Coatd the said James Potts
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being asked to entest in the East India Companys Service as a Soldier
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he then declined and he was thereupon immediately ordered to be Committed
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to the Compter and this Deponent together with
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John Jennings
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the
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of the said James Potts had sold the Coat as entered into a Recognizance
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to prosecute the said James Potts for stealing the said Coat And this Deponent
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saith that Immediately after the said Recognizance was so entered into
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and withing a very little time after the said James Potts was so ordered to
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be committed to the Compter as aforesaid he the said James Potts having
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signified his Desire of Entering into the East India Company's Service as a
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Soldiers he the said James Potts was again brought before the Lord Mayor
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when the said James Potts was ordered to Enlist in the East India Companys
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Service as a Soldier and was thereupon immediately ordered on board a Ship
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for that purpose And this Deponent further Saith that on Saturday the
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Twelfth day of this Instant October
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he this Deponent Received a Letter
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from Mr. Reynolds the Clerk of the Astains purporting that the said
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Recognizance so entered into as aforesaid would be Estreated into the
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Exchange for Default of this Deponent And the said John Jennings and
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Nathan Samuel
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appearing to prosecute the said James Potts according to the
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Condition of the said Recognizance Whereupon this Deponent went to the said Mr.
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Reynolds and informed him of the several Circumstances aforesaid a ponesh
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the said Mr Reynolds declared that if this Deponent would get a Certificates
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from the Lord Mayor that the said James Potts had entered into the East India
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Companys Service as a Soldiers he the said Mr Reynolds would get the
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Recognizance Discharged on this Deponent paying him the Sum of Twelve
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