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Ledwick's Bail
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Mr Peart
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A Man of Considerable Property Owner of the Temple Exchange
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Coffee house No. 22 Fleet Street which he lives in but late the
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the Business, Has been many Years Common Council man
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of Cordwainers & Bread Street Ward Sheriffs Broker 15 Years &
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Broker for the Corporation of London
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Mr Lyons
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An Atty in good Practiced of Unim peached Character
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Ledwick brot. an Action agt. the Pros or Gill for his Bill of Costs
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Gill neglected to put in Bail & Ledwick took an Assmt. of the Bail
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Bond & sued the BailGill made a long Afft. to stop proceedings
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which Ledwick Answd. & contradicted every thing stated in Gills Afft.
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whilst his Own was Corroborated in every Material instance by Psons
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aquainted with the Circumstances The Court dischd. the Rule but let
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Gill into Trial The Bail Bond standing as a Security
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The Persons who join'd Ledwick in the Afft. & who are all of respectable Character & Connection were subpoenad &
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attended the Court on the TrialGill made no defence nor did any of
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the People who joind his Afft. make their Appearance The Recorder
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is aquainted with the whole of the Facts for he was Gills Council
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Mr Ledwick has now a Judgmt. agt. Gill for £50..10 for
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wch his Bail are Liable
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It is evident the Object of Mr Gill & his Solr. is to compel Ledwick
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to Terms & give up his right to avoid the disgrace that must attend the
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most Honble aquittal for sch an Offence as PerjuryThe rigour they are
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pursuing & their Objecting to two sch Bail as Mr Peart & Mr Lyons can
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proceed from no other motives & it is too apparent the Bail are accomplices
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in this Iniquitous conspiracy in hopes to get him to sign Genl. releases or
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to settle with them or their our Terms
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Mr Weldons Character is to well known to comment on he is the adviser
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