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<p n="198">The King<lb></lb>
agst.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n198-1">Thomas Matthews</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n198-3">Henry Gardiner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n198-4">Henry Howard</rs>
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On the Prosecution of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n198-5">Samuel Lee</rs>
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for an Assault</p>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo174">Selbourn</rs>
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in the County of Hants Gentleman<lb></lb>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo175">Fleet Street</rs>
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London Haber dasher <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-3">Henry Gardiner</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo176">Rolls<lb></lb>
Buildings Fetter Lane London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50479_occ74">Jeweller</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-4">Henry Howard</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo177">Saint<lb></lb>
Paul Covent Garden</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo178">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Engraver the Defendants above<lb></lb>
named severally make Oath and Say that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-11">Mary Usher</rs>
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of Martlett Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo179">Bow<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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being present when the Affair which gave me to the<lb></lb>
said Indictment happened between the Prosecutor and these Deponents they<lb></lb>
accordingly gave orders to their Attorney to Subpoena her on their behalf And<lb></lb>
on his going to serve her the said Mary Where with a Subpoena on Saturday last<lb></lb>
in order to try the said Indictment this Sessions at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo181">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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she told<lb></lb>
their said Attorney (as there Deponents are informed by him and which they-<lb></lb>
believe to be true) that She had kept her Bed near Three weeks past and was-<lb></lb>
then confined to for Room by a Severe and dangerous disorder and was then<lb></lb>
Attended as She had been during all that time by a Physician and<lb></lb>
Apothecary And therefore it would be to no purpose to Serve her with a<lb></lb>
Subpoena as She could not possibly attend this Sessions as an Evidence<lb></lb>
without extreme hazard of her Health And these Deponents <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-5">Thomas<lb></lb>
Chawner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-6">Henry Gardiner</rs>
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for themselves severally say that they these<lb></lb>
Deponents on Sunday last went to the said Many Usher at her Lodgings in<lb></lb>
Martlett Court aforesaid and found her in a very weak Condition and She<lb></lb>
them also told these Deponents that She was totally unable by her severe<lb></lb>
illness to attend this Court to give Evidence this Sessions And this Deponent<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-7">Thomas Matthews</rs>
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for himself Saith that he this Deponent Yesterday went<lb></lb>
to Mr. Minors of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo182">Charles Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50479_geo183">Covent Garden</rs>
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who he was informed was<lb></lb>
the Apothecary who attended the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-8">Mary Usher</rs>
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in her said Illness in order<lb></lb>
to gett the said Mr. Minors to make an Affidavit that She was not from<lb></lb>
the Nature of her Disorder able to attend this Court to give Evidence as<lb></lb>
aforesaid And that the said Mr. Minors then informed this Deponent that<lb></lb>
he had attended the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-9">Mary Usher</rs>
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during her said Illness And from<lb></lb>
the Nature of her Disorder when he saw her the last Week he was-<lb></lb>
confident and well aforesd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50479_n199-10">Mary Usher</rs>
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would be totally unable and<lb></lb>
would be attended with great hazard of her health was She to attend this-<lb></lb>
Court the present Sessions which this Deponant believes to be true And that he the said Mr. Minors would have<lb></lb>
made an Affidavit thereof himself but was so much disposed that<lb></lb>
be could not attend this Court And all these Deponents Severally say</p>
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