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