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<p n="53">to Lay Information against one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-1">William Nicholls</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50673_occ55">Coalheaver</rs>
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and one Elizth.<lb></lb>
Hilliard persons no was entrusted or employed in any of the silk Manufactories<lb></lb>
of having bought and received of her the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-24">Elizabeth Pidgion</rs>
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the aforesaid<lb></lb>
Embezzled Silk knowing the same to be purloined or Embezzled That the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-2">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-3">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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was upon the Testimony of<lb></lb>
the said Elizabeth Pidgion convicted of the said Offence but did not receive<lb></lb>
any corporal punishment or pay any fine or give Bail to appeal to this<lb></lb>
Honourable Court in pursuance of the said conviction as by the Statute in such<lb></lb>
case is required That the said Silk of or for which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-4">William Nicholls</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-5">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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were convicted of buying and receiving of the said Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Pidgion knowing the same to be purloined or Embezzled was the same Identical<lb></lb>
Silk for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion paid to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-6">William Hopkins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a pecuniary Satisfication as before set forth That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-7">William Nicholls</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-8">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or one of them so being persons no ways employed<lb></lb>
in any manufactory of Silk or any Branch or part of such Manufactory<lb></lb>
upon the Sollicitation of the said Willaim Hopkins did depose as the Petition<lb></lb>
believes before the said Justice that they the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-9">William Nicholls</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-10">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or one of them sold the said Silk so as aforesaid embezzled<lb></lb>
by the said Elizabeth Pidgion (and for which the said Elizabeth Pidgion had made<lb></lb>
Satisfication to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-11">William Hopkins</rs>
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and which she had before sold unto<lb></lb>
them the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-12">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-13">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or one of them and which<lb></lb>
Offence they the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-14">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-15">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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had been convicted<lb></lb>
upon the Oath of the said Elizabeth Pidgion but under which conviction the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-16">William Nicholls</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-17">Elizabeth Hilliard</rs>
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or either of them had not paid any<lb></lb>
penalty or suffered any corporal punishment) to the Petitioner That the Petitioner<lb></lb>
not being Guilty of the said Offence appealed from the said Conviction to this<lb></lb>
Honourable Court pursuant to the Statute in such case and provided Which<lb></lb>
said Appeal stood duly adjourned unto this Day Now upon having the said<lb></lb>
Appeal in the presence and hearing of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50673_n53-18">John Staples</rs>
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Esquire and he consenting<lb></lb>
by his Counsel to the allowing the said Appeal It is ordered that the said Appeal<lb></lb>
be and the same is hereby allowed and the Conviction of the said Justices is hereby<lb></lb>
Quahed.</p>
<p n="54">By the Court</p>
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