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On August ye 24: 1785
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Henry More
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entire Straingers to me came and said that for the sum of ten
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Guineas they would take me out of the Prison of the
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fleet where I am now a prisoner I told them I had been a
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Bankrupt and that I had Conform'd my self to all the Cla
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now in force against Bankrupts, they said that by Summons
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my Plantiff or his Attorneys before a Baron of the
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as my Action is in that Court, they would by
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me my discharge, on the 24 day of August
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said Henry
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six Shillings for three Summons as he said he must serve the
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Summons's one on the Clerk in Court, one on the Attorneys
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one on the Plantiff, on the 25 of August, they Came a Second
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time and said that they had attended at the Barons Chamber
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and every thing was right and that I must give them Eaight
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Shillings for the Second Summons's wick I paid, on August
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the 26 they Came a gain for six Shillings for the third
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Summons's wick I paid, the said that they Summons's all had
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been regular served and that Mess: Ayrton & Davis the
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Plantiffs attorneys, said that
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the Plantiff
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was indebted to them a Sum of Money, and that they would
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not trouble themselves in the Matter in Question, on Augst.
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ye 30 they Came again for Money to purchase a Stamp to
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Make a Afferdavit on for wick I paid them one Shilling and
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seven pence, they then said that they must have half a Crown
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to have the Afferdavit ingrosed wick I paid, they then said that
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as the Baron was down in the Country that It would for
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Coach Hire, Barons Clerk, and Expences, they Could not go if
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I did not pay them two Guineas wick I did, but ever since
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I paid them the two Guineas I have not seen them, I have
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sent sent to Mr. Walker, Baron Hotham's Clerk and that I
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find they took out only one Summons for wick
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