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The King agt.
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Joseph Higginson
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of the
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Holbourne in the County of Middx
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Pawn broker maketh oath that he this Depont. became bound by a certain
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Recognizance Conditioned for his personal appearance at the Session of Oyer &
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Terminer holden in & for the County of Middx aforesd. in the Month of May
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last past to prosecute the Law with effect & give Evidence against
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Mary
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Wells
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for a fraud & misdemeanor And this Depont. further on his oath
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Saith that according to the Condition of the said Recognizance to this Depont.
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at the Said Session of Oyer & Terminer holden for the said County did Exhibit
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a certain Bill of Indictment against the said
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Mary Wells
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for the said fraud
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& misdemeanor And that after the said Bill was returned by the Grand Jury
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to be a true Bill He this Depont. did personally attend the said Session
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in Order to prosecute & give Evidence against the said
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Mary Wells
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upon
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her Trial But that the said Trial did not come on at the said Session
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And this Depont. further maketh Oath That he this Depont. did also attend
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at the present Session of the Peace and Oyer & Terminer holden for the County
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aforesaid to prosecute & give Evidence as aforesaid and did cause the said
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Mary
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Wells
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to be brought
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from Newprison by order of this Court to take her
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Trial here at this present Session but thro' the Multiplicity of the business of the
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Court, as this Depont. believes, the Trial of the said
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did not come on
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till Saturday morning last past when this Depont. being detained at home
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by unexpected business and believing the said Trial would not have come
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on so soon in the morning as it did The said
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took the
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advantage of his, this Deponts. absence and was acquitted for want of
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prosecution which was not with
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the intention & design of this
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in Court within a few Minutes after the said
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was so acquitted
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as aforesaid.
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J Higginson
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Sworn the 18th. Day of
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June 1736 before me
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J Poulson
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