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<p n="805">The King on the Prosecutions of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n805-1">William James</rs>
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against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n805-2">Isabella Lyster</rs>
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<p n="806"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-1">William James</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo635">Fleet Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo636">City of London</rs>
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maketh oath and saith that he this Deponent did on Wednesday the<lb></lb>
fourteenth and on Thursday the fifteenth of December Instant attend<lb></lb>
at the Sessions Hall in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo637">Old Bailey</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo638">City of London</rs>
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from about<lb></lb>
Ten of the Clock in the Morning untill about five o Clock in the afternoon<lb></lb>
on each of the said Days for the Purpose of giving Evidence against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-2">Isabella Lyster</rs>
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on an Indictment for stealing Pewter Potts and this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that about five o Clock in the afternoon of the<lb></lb>
said fifteenth of December he this Deponent went to the Indictment<lb></lb>
Office in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo639">Old Bailey</rs>
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aforesaid and inquired of one of the Clocks<lb></lb>
there if the Indictment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-3">Isabella Lyster</rs>
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was found when he informed this Deponent he could not till<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further saith that he then went from the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo640">Old Bailey</rs>
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aforesaid to his own House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo641">Fleet Street</rs>
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aforesaid for the purpose of getting<lb></lb>
Refreshment not expecting the Trial of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-4">Isabella Lyster</rs>
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would be<lb></lb>
called on that Evening And this Deponent further saith that at the time<lb></lb>
he so left the said Sessions Hall as aforesaid he left one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-5">John Smith</rs>
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(who was a Witness in the Prosecution against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-6">Isabella Lyster</rs>
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)<lb></lb>
to call this Deponent in case the said Indictment was called on And that<lb></lb>
about six o Clock in the same Evening the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-7">John Smith</rs>
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came to this<lb></lb>
Deponents House and informed him he had staid at the Sessions house<lb></lb>
till he was tired and there being no Prospect of the Indictment coming on<lb></lb>
and therefore he was going home or words to that Effect End this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith that about Seven o Clock in the same Evening one Edwards<lb></lb>
Treadway called on this Deponent and informed him the said Isabella<lb></lb>
Lyster had been called upon her Trial and for want of Evidence she<lb></lb>
was acquitted or words to that or the like Effect And this Deponent<lb></lb>
positively saith that he is very Sorry he did not attend to give his Evidence<lb></lb>
against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n806-9">Isabella Lyster</rs>
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as it was his wish so to do And that he</p>
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