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<p n="277">the town, (at that time called by the name of<lb></lb>
Miss Davis) his pretence for his absence, was<lb></lb>
that he had been with Mr. Clapton, one of his<lb></lb>
Trustees at whose house he said he was taken<lb></lb>
very Ill, which occasiond his stay, and which<lb></lb>
upon Enquiry proved to be falseas your<lb></lb>
Petitioners Servant <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n277-1">John Dawkes</rs>
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, the next day<lb></lb>
went to the Lodgings of a Girl of the town and paid<lb></lb>
half a Guinea, for the redemption of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n277-2">Michael Samsons</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65481_occ113">Watch</rs>
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, which for want of<lb></lb>
money he had been Obliged to leave as a pledge,<lb></lb>
your Petitioner again Excused him</p>
<p n="278">That in the month of April, one<lb></lb>
Thousand seven hundred and sixty Nine, he<lb></lb>
again absented himself, for the space of twenty<lb></lb>
whole days and nights together, went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65481_geo195">Norwich</rs>
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<lb></lb>
offerd himself to a Company of Stroling Comedians<lb></lb>
(under the name of Williams) they refused him<lb></lb>
Suspecting him to be some runaway Apprentice<lb></lb>
(by the Intercession of his Grandmother, and<lb></lb>
Mr. Clapton, now one of his Trustees) your<lb></lb>
Petitioner again Excused him, and recd. him<lb></lb>
into his house and business</p>
<p n="279">That in the month of Augst. in the<lb></lb>
same year, the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n279-1">Michael Samson</rs>
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, Sold to<lb></lb>
Mrs. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65481_occ114">Chandler</rs>
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(who is now in Court and ready<lb></lb>
to Attest the same upon Oath) Three</p>
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