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<p n="45">and received of her the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-14">Elizabeth Pidgion</rs>
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the aforesaid embezzled Silk<lb></lb>
knowing the same to be purloined or embezzled That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-1">William Nicholls</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-2">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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was upon the Testimony of the said Elizabeth Pidgion Convicted of<lb></lb>
the said Offence but did not receive any Corporal punishment or pay any fine or give<lb></lb>
Bail to appeal to this Honourable Court in pursuance of the said Conviction as by<lb></lb>
the Statute in such case is required That the said Silk of and for which the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-3">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-4">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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were convicted of Buying and receiving<lb></lb>
of the said Elizabeth Pidgion knowing the same to be purloined or embezzled was<lb></lb>
the same identical Silk for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion paid the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-5">William<lb></lb>
Hopkins</rs>
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a Pecuniary Satisfication as before set forth That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-6">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-7">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or one of them so being persons no ways employed in any<lb></lb>
Manufactory of Silk or any Branch or part of such manufactory upon the Sollicitation<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-8">William Hopkins</rs>
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Did depose as the Petitioner believes before the said<lb></lb>
Justice that they the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-9">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-10">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or one of them<lb></lb>
sold the said Silk so as aforesaid embezzled by the said Elizabeth Pidgion (and<lb></lb>
for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion had made satisfication to said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-11">William<lb></lb>
Hopkins</rs>
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and which she had before sold unto them the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-12">William Nicholls</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-13">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or one of them and which offence they the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-24">William Nicholls</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-15">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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had been convicted of upon the Oath of the said Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Pidgion but under which conviction the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-16">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-17">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Hilliard</rs>
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or either of them had not paid any penalty or suffered any Corporal<lb></lb>
punishment) to the Petitioner That the Petitioner not being Guilty of the<lb></lb>
said Offence appealed from the said Conviction to this Honourable Court pursuant<lb></lb>
to the Statute in such case made and provided Which said Appeal stood duly<lb></lb>
adjourned unto this Day Now upon hearing the said Appeal in the pursuance and<lb></lb>
hearing of<del>the said</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n45-18">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50673_occ33">Esquire</rs>
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and he consenting by has Council to<lb></lb>
the allowing the said Appeal It is ordered that the said Appeal be and<lb></lb>
the same hereby allowed and the said Conviction of the said Justice is hereby<lb></lb>
Quashed.</p>
<p n="46">By the Court</p>
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