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<p n="176">The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n176-1">Mary Wells</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="177"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-1">Joseph Higginson</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50317_geo98">Parish of St. Andrew</rs>
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Holbourne in the County of Middx<lb></lb>
Pawn broker maketh oath that he this Depont. became bound by a certain<lb></lb>
Recognizance Conditioned for his personal appearance at the Session of Oyer &<lb></lb>
Terminer holden in & for the County of Middx aforesd. in the Month of May<lb></lb>
last past to prosecute the Law with effect & give Evidence against <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-2">Mary<lb></lb>
Wells</rs>
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for a fraud & misdemeanor And this Depont. further on his oath<lb></lb>
Saith that according to the Condition of the said Recognizance to this Depont.<lb></lb>
at the Said Session of Oyer & Terminer holden for the said County did Exhibit<lb></lb>
a certain Bill of Indictment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-3">Mary Wells</rs>
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for the said fraud<lb></lb>
& misdemeanor And that after the said Bill was returned by the Grand Jury<lb></lb>
to be a true Bill He this Depont. did personally attend the said Session<lb></lb>
in Order to prosecute & give Evidence against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-4">Mary Wells</rs>
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upon<lb></lb>
her Trial But that the said Trial did not come on at the said Session<lb></lb>
And this Depont. further maketh Oath That he this Depont. did also attend<lb></lb>
at the present Session of the Peace and Oyer & Terminer holden for the County<lb></lb>
aforesaid to prosecute & give Evidence as aforesaid and did cause the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-5">Mary<lb></lb>
Wells</rs>
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to be brought<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
from Newprison by order of this Court to take her<lb></lb>
Trial here at this present Session but thro' the Multiplicity of the business of the<lb></lb>
Court, as this Depont. believes, the Trial of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-6">Mary Wells</rs>
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did not come on<lb></lb>
till Saturday morning last past when this Depont. being detained at home<lb></lb>
by unexpected business and believing the said Trial would not have come<lb></lb>
on so soon in the morning as it did The said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-7">Mary Wells</rs>
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took the<lb></lb>
advantage of his, this Deponts. absence and was acquitted for want of<lb></lb>
prosecution which was not with<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the intention & design of this<lb></lb>
Depont. in as much as he this Depont. together with his witnesses were here<lb></lb>
in Court within a few Minutes after the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50317_n177-8">Mary Wells</rs>
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was so acquitted<lb></lb>
as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="178">J Higginson</p>
<p n="179">Sworn the 18th. Day of<lb></lb>
June 1736 before me<lb></lb>
J Poulson</p>
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