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The King<lb></lb>
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for a Misdemeanor</p>
<p n="1975"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1975-1">Edward West</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1975-2">Darkhouse Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ666">Victualler</rs>
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maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and Saith that he was bound by Recognizance before the Right<lb></lb>
Honourable the <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1975-3">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the personal appearance of his<lb></lb>
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at the<del>last</del>
Session held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1522">City of London</rs>
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in the Month of September last to give Evidence against<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1975-5">Samuel Bicks</rs>
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on the Charge of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1975-6">John Hatton</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
having assaulted him with intent to Commit Sodomy, And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that his Son did appear at the said<lb></lb>
Session in Order to give Evidence upon any Indictment that<lb></lb>
might have been preferred by the said John against the<lb></lb>
said Samuel but that the said John Did not prefer any<lb></lb>
Indictment whatever against the said Samuel by which<lb></lb>
means this Deponent could not comply with the Condition<lb></lb>
of the said Recognizance and it became forfeited. And this<lb></lb>
Deponent saith that the only Evidence his Son gave before the<lb></lb>
Magistrate was that he had Stoped the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1975-7">Samuel Bicks</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upon the Care assertion of the said John and at his request<lb></lb>
and this Deponent further saith that he is informed and<lb></lb>
verily believes that his Son could not have given any other<lb></lb>
Evidence whatever than what he gave before the Magistrate<lb></lb>
which could not at all effect the Prisoner or be necessary to<lb></lb>
procure a bill of Indictment to be preferred or found for the<lb></lb>
said Offence</p>
<p n="1976">Sworn at Justice Hall in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1523">Old Bailey</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15091_date113">18th. October 1780</rs>
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<p n="1977">By the Court</p>
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