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<p n="338"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo210">London</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n338-1">John Coxon</rs>
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for an Assault on the Presn<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n338-2">Jane Coxon</rs>
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<p n="339"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n339-1">Henry Claxton</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15087_n339-2">Thomas Brooks</rs>
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Make Oath<lb></lb>
and say And first this Deponent Henry Claxton for herself sheth that<lb></lb>
some time in June last he was bound in Recognizance for the personal<lb></lb>
appearance of the above named John Coxon at Guildhall London in September<lb></lb>
Session last to answer for Assaulting Jane Coxon his Wife And this Deponent<lb></lb>
Saith that the reason he became bound for the said John Coxons Appearance was<lb></lb>
the said Jane his Wife had several times been relieved by this Deponent as<lb></lb>
poor persons belonging to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo215">parish of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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of which parish<lb></lb>
this Deponent was one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15087_occ160">Overseers</rs>
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And this Deponent Saith that the said<lb></lb>
John Coxon Applied to this Deponent and the Churchwardens and Overseers and<lb></lb>
informed therein that they had no occasion to relieve his Wife any more for that<lb></lb>
he would maintain her or to that effect upon which this Defening and the other<lb></lb>
Overseers and Churchwardens referred to relieve her any more for which reason and<lb></lb>
no other this Deponent believes the said Jane caused the said John Coxon to be<lb></lb>
Apprehended by a Warrant for Assaulting her therefore this Deponent and in<lb></lb>
hopes to Accomodate the difference between them because Bail for the said John<lb></lb>
who Absconded himself and neglected to Appear at the said Session according to the<lb></lb>
Condition of this Deponent Recognizance And this Deponent Saith that he hath<lb></lb>
since used his utmost endeavours to cause the said John Coxon to be Apprehended<lb></lb>
And that he was a short time after the last Session Apprehended for the said Assault<lb></lb>
and was Imprisoned in New prison for the same but by some means or other this<lb></lb>
Deponent has been informed that the said John Coxon hath made his Escape And<lb></lb>
this Deponent Thomas Brooks for himself Saith that afternoon belonging to the<lb></lb>
Keeper of New Prison delivered the said John Coxon unto this Deponents Custody<lb></lb>
And that this Deponent conveyed him to Guildhall London in order that he might<lb></lb>
be examined and Committed for the said Assault<obscured></obscured>
that the said John Coxon<lb></lb>
whilst there escaped out of this Deponents Custody and has Absconded since which<lb></lb>
time both these Deponents,<obscured></obscured>
day last they have used their endeavour<lb></lb>
became the said John Coxon John again Apprehended for the said Assault but had not<lb></lb>
been able so do he And further Say that they were not consenting to his Escaping<lb></lb>
at Guildhall but that the same was much against the Will of these deponents.</p>
<p n="340">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo216">Justice hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15087_geo217">Old<lb></lb>
Bailey</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15087_date65">6th. Decem 1776</rs>
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By the Court</p>
<p n="341">Henry Claxton<lb></lb>
Thomas Brooks</p>
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