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Benjamin Harris
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Thomas Ellys
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Love
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Marksarland
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, for assaulting, beating, and bruising her, and for want
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of Sureties. Dated March 19, 1746.
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63
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Jeremiah Brooke
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, committed by
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Richard Manley
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Esq
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; on Oath of Mary
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Medley, for coming to her House in a riotous Manner, assaulting her,
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and wilfully and maliciously breaking her Windows,and for want of
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Sureties. Dated March 21, 1746.
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same, March 31, 1747.
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64
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Alexander Hamilton
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Esq
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Covington
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, for assaulting him, and maliciously and injuriously flinging
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off his Shoulder a Basket, containing a Quantity of China-ware, and
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Tea, value Thirty Shillings and Six-pence, and for want of Sureties.
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Dated March 23, 1746.
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65
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Sarah Bryan
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, committed by
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Henry Trent
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Esq
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; on Oath of
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Hester Graston
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,
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for assaulting and beating her, spitting in her Face, and grosly abusing
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her, and for want of Sureties. Dated March 23, 1746.
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Disd
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66
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Susannah Sockwell
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, otherwise Fishmonger, otherwise Watson, committed
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by Thomas Ellys,
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Esq
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; on Oaths of Henry Bedworth, and Margaret
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Bedworth, for insulting, abusing, and threatning their Lives, and for
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insulting, swearing at threatning, and interrupting the said Justice in
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the Execution of his Office. Dated March 25, 1747.
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Sent to Newgate
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67
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Catherine Baker
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, committed by
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James Fraser
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Esq
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; on Oath of
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Thomas
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Stedman,
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on a strong Suspicion of stealing and picking his Pocket of
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fix Guineas, one Thirty-six Shilling Piece of Gold, and some Silver,
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</
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Dated March 25, 1747.
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Bailed by Mr. How-
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ard, April 3, 1747.
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68 {
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Joseph Baynes
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, (who denies his had Name, and calls himself Nonsuch) com-
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mitted by Thomas Ellys,
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Esq
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; on Oath of William Birkbead, for insult-
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ing, rioting, and abusing him, that he cannot enjoy the quiet Possession
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</
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of his Habitation, in Breach of
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his Majesty
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's Peace, and for want of
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Sureties Dated March 27, 1747.
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Bailed as above
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</
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Detained by the same, on Oath of the said William Birkhead, for insult-
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</
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ing, abusing, threatning, and interrupting the said Justice in the Exe-
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</
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cution of his Office, and swearing that there was not a
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Justice of Peace
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<
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</
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but was a Rogue, and would take Bribes. Dated March 27, 1747.
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Sent to Newgate
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</
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69
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Morrice Stevens
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<
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, committed by Thomas Ellys,
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Esq
</
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>
<
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; on Oath of David
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</
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Jenkins, for stealing from out of the Timber-Yard of Mr. Pasey, at
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Mill-Bank
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, a Coat in which was a Pocket-Book and Handkerchief,
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</
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the Property of the said Jenkins. Dated March 30, 1747.
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10th April 1747:
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Bailed by the same
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70
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Samuel Meers
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</
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, committed by James Fraser,
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Esq
</
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>
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; on Oath of Eliza-
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beth Silverster
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,
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Spinster
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, in an Examination taken in Writing, for un-
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lawfully begetting her with Child of a Bastard, or Bastards, which is,
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or are likely to be born, and become charegeable to the Liberty of
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the Tower
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without, whereof Complaint hath been made by the Over-
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seers of the Poor
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for the said Liberty, She refusing to indemnity the
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>
said Liberty, and for want of Sureties. Dated March 30, 1747.
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