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<p n="315">Penleaze, and the Rest were Assistants, and Saith that<lb></lb>
without saying anything, they broke the Pannel of the<lb></lb>
Kitchen Door to pieces, and then Entred the Kitchen<lb></lb>
and Violently Seized<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
hold of this Deponent, and one of<lb></lb>
them presented a Pistol, to this Deponents Breast<lb></lb>
and vowed or Swore he would Shoot this Deponent, if<lb></lb>
he did not go with them, and another Struck him with<lb></lb>
a Cutlass, and they without Acquainting him for what<lb></lb>
purpose they took him then Dragged Deponent out<lb></lb>
of his House by the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Collar to a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Lock up Room<lb></lb>
belonging to the said Justice Penleaze, in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo275">Spitalfields</rs>
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where they put a Handkerchief (by way of Hand Cuffs)<lb></lb>
on this Deponents hands, and took him away to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo276">Clerkenwell Prison</rs>
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, without endeavoring to Carry him<lb></lb>
before a Magistrate to have a hearing, And this Deponent<lb></lb>
Lay all the next day (which was Sunday) in the said<lb></lb>
prison and so Continued till Monday Morning<lb></lb>
And this Deponent Saith he verily believes that at the<lb></lb>
time the said Justice Penleazes Officers, so took this<lb></lb>
Deponent, on the Saturday night aforesaid, they well<lb></lb>
knew that the said Justice was Gone from his Office<lb></lb>
and that this Deponent could not then have a hearing,<lb></lb>
and therefore they so took this Deponent, at that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
late Hour, and an a Saturday night, with Intent to<lb></lb>
Extort Money, from him, or if they Could not Do that,<lb></lb>
then to Carry this Deponent to Prison by way of<lb></lb>
Punishing him, which last purpose they by the unjust<lb></lb>
and Oppressive means aforesaid Effected, and Carryed<lb></lb>
into Execution, And this Deponent Saith that on the<lb></lb>
Monday he was by them fetched from Prison and<lb></lb>
Carryed to Justice Penleazes Office in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50674_geo277">Spitalfields</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
and the Justice then Took his Horse, and rode away<lb></lb>
and Ordered Deponent to another Justices<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and<lb></lb>
when he came there this Deponent Saw the said Justice<lb></lb>
Penleaze and another Justice (whose name this</p>
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