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<p n="1047"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-1">Robert Jennison</rs>
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out of custody if detained no other cause<lb></lb>
than what was specified (not in the Commitment but)<lb></lb>
in the warrant, not having the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-2">Robert Jennison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
then before him nor takeing any security what soever at<lb></lb>
that time for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-3">Robert Jennisons</rs>
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appearance to<lb></lb>
Answer the said Offence but immediatly wrote a<lb></lb>
letter to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-4">John Ellis</rs>
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Esqr dated (14th of November signifying<lb></lb>
That he had that day Taken sufficient Bail for Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-5">Robert Jennison</rs>
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to that warrant granted upon the<lb></lb>
complaint of the High constable (which Letter is <lb></lb>
hereunto annexed) marked (3) And it appears to the<lb></lb>
Committee That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-6">Francis Jennison</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
with Mr. Midford upon the account of the prisoner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-7">Robert Jennison</rs>
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desire and endeavour to persuade<lb></lb>
Mr. Midford to scratch out or erase the certificate of the<lb></lb>
Commitment of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1047-8">Robert Jennison</rs>
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by him<lb></lb>
abovementioned to have been endorsed upon the<lb></lb>
Original Warrant,</p>
<p n="1048">The committee having Received those Information<lb></lb>
of so illegal and unprecedented a proceeding, and<lb></lb>
iudging the same to receive a considerable aggravation<lb></lb>
from its' being attempted at a time, when the effectual<lb></lb>
suppression of all Disorderly houses is of so much more<lb></lb>
than Ordinary consequence to the publick even in the<lb></lb>
opinion of His most sacred himself and when his Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace (with whom the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1048-1">Francis Jennison</rs>
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<lb></lb>
ought rather to concur) are by his Commands acting<lb></lb>
with all vigour to that End, and the before that the<lb></lb>
same was done not only in defiance of the subordinate<lb></lb>
Authority vested in and (in this Instance) Executed by<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1503">Justices of the peace</rs>
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, but of his Majestys own<lb></lb>
gracious Express and particular directions for that purpose<lb></lb>
and meant to discourage and obstruct the inferiour<lb></lb>
peace Officers in doing their duty therein by arbitrarily<lb></lb>
and under colour of his authority upholding supporting<lb></lb>
and abetting the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1048-2">Robert Jennison</rs>
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in his contemptuous<lb></lb>
behaviour towards the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1504">High Constable</rs>
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and the Warrant<lb></lb>
by him Executed, the Committee Thought it became<lb></lb>
them to desire the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1048-3">Francis Jennison</rs>
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to attend and</p>
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