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