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the said Elizabeth Pidgion convicted of the said Offence but did not receive
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any corporal punishment or pay any fine or give Bail to appeal to this
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Honourable Court in pursuance of the said conviction as by the Statute in such
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case is required That the said Silk of or for which the said
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were convicted of buying and receiving of the said Elizabeth
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Pidgion knowing the same to be purloined or Embezzled was the same Identical
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upon the Sollicitation of the said Willaim Hopkins did depose as the Petition
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believes before the said Justice that they the said
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or one of them sold the said Silk so as aforesaid embezzled
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by the said Elizabeth Pidgion (and for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion had made
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or one of them and which
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had been convicted
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upon the Oath of the said Elizabeth Pidgion but under which conviction the said
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or either of them had not paid any
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penalty or suffered any corporal punishment) to the Petitioner That the Petitioner
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not being Guilty of the said Offence appealed from the said Conviction to this
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Honourable Court pursuant to the Statute in such case and provided Which
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said Appeal stood duly adjourned unto this Day Now upon having the said
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Esquire and he consenting
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by his Counsel to the allowing the said Appeal It is ordered that the said Appeal
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be and the same is hereby allowed and the Conviction of the said Justices is hereby
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Quahed.
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