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<p n="238">Ledwick's Bail</p>
<p n="239"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr Peart</note>
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A Man of Considerable Property Owner of the Temple Exchange<lb></lb>
Coffee house No. 22 Fleet Street which he lives in but late the<lb></lb>
the Business, Has been many Years Common Council man<lb></lb>
of Cordwainers & Bread Street Ward Sheriffs Broker 15 Years &<lb></lb>
Broker for the Corporation of London</p>
<p n="240"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr Lyons</note>
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An Atty in good Practiced of Unim peached Character<lb></lb>
Case</p>
<p n="241">Ledwick brot. an Action agt. the Pros or Gill for his Bill of Costs<lb></lb>
Gill neglected to put in Bail & Ledwick took an Assmt. of the Bail<lb></lb>
Bond & sued the BailGill made a long Afft. to stop proceedings<lb></lb>
which Ledwick Answd. & contradicted every thing stated in Gills Afft.<lb></lb>
whilst his Own was Corroborated in every Material instance by Psons<lb></lb>
aquainted with the Circumstances The Court dischd. the Rule but let<lb></lb>
Gill into Trial The Bail Bond standing as a Security</p>
<p n="242">The Persons who join'd Ledwick in the Afft. & who are all of respectable Character & Connection were subpoenad &<lb></lb>
attended the Court on the TrialGill made no defence nor did any of<lb></lb>
the People who joind his Afft. make their Appearance The Recorder<lb></lb>
is aquainted with the whole of the Facts for he was Gills Council<lb></lb>
<del>throughout</del>
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<p n="243">Mr Ledwick has now a Judgmt. agt. Gill for £50..10 for<lb></lb>
wch his Bail are Liable</p>
<p n="244">It is evident the Object of Mr Gill & his Solr. is to compel Ledwick<lb></lb>
to Terms & give up his right to avoid the disgrace that must attend the<lb></lb>
most Honble aquittal for sch an Offence as PerjuryThe rigour they are<lb></lb>
pursuing & their Objecting to two sch Bail as Mr Peart & Mr Lyons can<lb></lb>
proceed from no other motives & it is too apparent the Bail are accomplices<lb></lb>
in this Iniquitous conspiracy in hopes to get him to sign Genl. releases or<lb></lb>
to settle with them or their our Terms</p>
<p n="245">Mr Weldons Character is to well known to comment on he is the adviser</p>
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