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with a great stick he held in his hand if she did not deliver to him all
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the money she had about her. Dated Dec. 9, 1777.
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, convicted last session of felony (together with
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William
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Yardley
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David Owen
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, made his
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escape; and being retaken the 15th of December, 1777, remains for
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judgment, Etc.
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Ann Thompson
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committed by J. Sherwood, Esq; on oath of William
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Mudey, for privately stealing from his person, in the
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Mary Downes
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, £2.12s.6d. his property.
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Dated Dec. 18, 1777.
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Thomas Sherwood
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John Fielding
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John Stonehouse
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, on suspicion of having feloniously uttered and pub-
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lished as true, knowing it to be falsely made, forged and counterfeited,
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a certain deed purporting to be the deed and letter of attorney of the
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Rev.
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John Myonett
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James French
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, to constitute
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and appoint the said
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Thomas Sherwood
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their true and lawful attorney
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to transfer £700 interest or share in the capital stock of Three per Cent.
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Annuities, against the statute, Etc. for farther examination. Dated
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Dec. 25, 1777.
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Detained on oath of
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John Stonehouse
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John French
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, for feloniously forging and coun
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terfeiting, and procuring to be forged and counterfeited, and knowingly
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and wilfully acting and assisting in the forging and counterfeiting in
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the
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city of London
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and convey a certain share of and in a certain capital stock established
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by act of parliament, purporting to be the letter of attorney of the
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John Myonnett
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James French
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, making,
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constituting, and appointing the said
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Thomas Sherwood
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their true and
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lawful attorney for them, in their names and on their behalf to sell,
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assign, and transfer all or any part of seven hundred pounds, being all
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</
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their joint interest or share in the capital or joint stock of Three per Cent.
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</
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Annuities, erected by an act of parliament of the 25th year of the reign
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of His Majesty King George the Second, intitled, "An act for con-
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verting the several annuities therein mentioned into several joint stocks
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of annuities transferable at the Bank of England, to be charged on the
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Sinking Fund," and by several subsequent acts; and feloniously, know-
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statutes, Etc. Dated
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