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<p n="177">and told me he would readily come upon his oath<lb></lb>
in my Behalf through the perswasion of the Said<lb></lb>
ballett the prosecutor gott a warrant for me and the<lb></lb>
abovementiond tooks told me he heard my prosecutor<lb></lb>
to Say to Hallett what Should heare against me his<lb></lb>
replye was any thing when the Saide prosecutor<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
had me<lb></lb>
before the Justice tooks came their and persuaded me<lb></lb>
to goe to goale and he would the next morning advertise<lb></lb>
the prosecutor and hallett for two Rognes I then Laide<lb></lb>
down my Case before Mr Brogdon the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ56">Justices clerk</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who intirely took my part and Said tooks ought to<lb></lb>
Be Committed and I discharged But here ever I went<lb></lb>
to goale and was from thence Bailed out my Self and<lb></lb>
reife went down to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo97">tonbridge wells</rs>
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where we gott into<lb></lb>
Bread the prosecutor after I was gone Indickted me and<lb></lb>
gett a Bench warrant he Sent down to the Saide warrant<lb></lb>
by the Baile to the wells under pretence my mother was<lb></lb>
a dyeing and desired<obscured></obscured>
me to come up forth with to make<lb></lb>
an End of the affair the usage I reced from their hands<lb></lb>
was that they Insisted on my not Lyeing with my wife<lb></lb>
but with them I would not Comply with their purposals<lb></lb>
so they took all my Cloaths only my Shirt and then Lockt<lb></lb>
us inside in the morning they (Unlocked the door and sett out<lb></lb>
at four a Clock in the morning and came to London that night<lb></lb>
much harried and Satigned the prosecutor and others<lb></lb>
have Sollicited with me Since my Confinement on the<lb></lb>
Bare Beards near Six weeks Lyeing thereon to make<lb></lb>
it up but I would not consent by reason I knowing<lb></lb>
Self Innocent of what is alledged to my Charge and sure<lb></lb>
plainly their Intentions was to make a properly ofing<lb></lb>
Antient mother-by the proposals they made this &<lb></lb>
all other Questions relating to this affair on ready to<lb></lb>
take my oath of the Same and has hereunto Sign'd<lb></lb>
my name</p>
<p n="178">On the 6-day of Septber 1749<lb></lb>
Because the prosecutors and my Baile<lb></lb>
could not have their will Swore adebt to my mother of £2-10s-0d<lb></lb>
because She should not Appear in my Behalf is now in Custody</p>
<p n="179"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n179-1">Richd. Williams</rs>
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