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& London<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
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The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n299-1">Joseph Williams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for Felony<lb></lb>
vizt. Assaulting his Majestys Officers<lb></lb>
of Excise & Customs & Obstructing<lb></lb>
and rescuring Goods Etc</p>
<p n="300"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n300-1">Joseph Williams</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo283">Hastings</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo284">County of Sussex</rs>
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but<lb></lb>
now a Prisoner in his Majestys Jail of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo285">Newgate</rs>
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on the above<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ106">Prosecution</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith That on Saturday the<lb></lb>
twelfth of this present Instant May he was apprehended in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo286">City of London</rs>
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and charged with having obstructed and assaulted <lb></lb>
his Majesty's Revenue Officers and rescued uncustomed Goods at<lb></lb>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo287">Northfleet</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo288">County of Kent</rs>
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which is about twenty<lb></lb>
three Miles of LondonThat in consequence thereof he was<lb></lb>
taken to the Compter in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo289">City of London</rs>
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and debarred the use<lb></lb>
of pen ink or paper or the Permission of any Person to see<lb></lb>
him. That on the Monday following being the 14th. he was examined<lb></lb>
before the Sitting Alderman at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo290">Guildhall</rs>
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and then committed<lb></lb>
to take his Trial on the above ChargeThat he this Deponent<lb></lb>
being totally ignorant of the necessary proceedings in such Cases<lb></lb>
nor a Person gaining his livelihood by such illicit practices,<lb></lb>
several days of the short interval of time between his Committment <lb></lb>
and the present Sessions elapsed before he took any step to<lb></lb>
acquaint his Friends who reside in the Further most Parts of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo291">County of Kent</rs>
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of his Situation<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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That this Deponent on his Oath<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
most solemnly avers that he neither<lb></lb>
counselled advised abetted aided or assisted either in the<lb></lb>
said Obstruction Assault or rescue That he this Deponent hath been informed and verily believes it to be at the time also<lb></lb>
when that Offence was committed there were two or three<lb></lb>
other persons near whom this Deponent verily believes were<lb></lb>
also Spectators only of such Obstruction & Assault, and that<lb></lb>
this Deponent has since taken every step in his power to<lb></lb>
inform himself of the Names and places of abode of the said<lb></lb>
Persons without his having had it yet in his Power to procure <lb></lb>
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a thorough and sufficient information of them soar to be<lb></lb>
able to produce them at this Present Sessions-And this deponent<lb></lb>
Further saith tha he cannot with safety to himself proceed</p>
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