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of the Peace to be holden in and for the
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by adjournment
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on Tuesday the 27th day of October instant at
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ten of the clock in the morning or as soon
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after as Counsel can be heard that the recognizance
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hath neglected and
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refused to pay the sum of twenty Pounds
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forfeited by him for having in the night of
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the fifth day of March 1794 at the
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unlawfully
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used a certain net with intent to take an
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against the form of the statute in such case made and
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Provided and whereof the said
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stands
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convicted Dated the 21st day of October 1795
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Common
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Warrener
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the said Defendants Securities}
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Yours
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Js Shepantt
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