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On the Prosecution<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n940-2">Richard Gaunt</rs>
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<p n="941"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-1">Richard Gaunt</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo356">Parish of Saint Clement Dane </rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo357">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50717_occ177">Corn Chandler</rs>
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maketh Oath and Saith That in or about<lb></lb>
the Month of July last this Deponent caused the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-2">William Cook</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to be taken before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-3">John Sherwood</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50717_occ178">Esquire</rs>
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one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50717_occ179">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo358">County of Middlesex</rs>
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on Suspicion of robbing this<lb></lb>
Deponent of a Handkerchief who committed him to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo359">Clerkenwell<lb></lb>
Bridewell</rs>
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and bound this Deponent in a Recognizance of<lb></lb>
twenty Pounds to prosecute the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-4">William Cook</rs>
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for the said<lb></lb>
Robbery at the next Sessions then ensuing And this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith that the said Mr. Justice Sherwood at the<lb></lb>
same time advised this Deponent to Suffer the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-5">William<lb></lb>
Cook</rs>
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to go to Sea and promised in such Case he would<lb></lb>
recommend him to a Captain which this Deponent agreed to<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further Saith that he being quite ignorant<lb></lb>
and unacquainted with the Nature of prosecuting the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-6">William Cook</rs>
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thought he had nothing more to do in the<lb></lb>
said Business and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n941-7">William Cook</rs>
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would be<lb></lb>
sent to Sea accordingly</p>
<p n="942">Sworn the 16th day of October 1775<lb></lb>
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in Court of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50717_geo360">Hicks hall</rs>
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W</p>
<p n="943"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50717_n943-1">Richd Gaunt</rs>
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