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<p n="110"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-1">Simon Stephenson</rs>
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of the Great <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65511_geo50">Sanctuary</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Parish of saint Margaret within the City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65511_geo51">Westminster</rs>
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Maketh Oath and Saith<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-2">William Dawes</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65511_geo52">Princes Street</rs>
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in the said Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65511_geo53">Saint Margaret</rs>
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and one of the Overseers thereof on the<lb></lb>
9th. day of November last, for and on behalf of the said<lb></lb>
Parish, entered into a Recognizance to appear at the<lb></lb>
then next General Quarter Sessions of the peace to be hell<lb></lb>
for she said City and Liberty to prosecute <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-3">Thomas Willis</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-4">William Clarke</rs>
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The said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-5">Thomas Willis</rs>
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for stealing<lb></lb>
a Bedstead sacking out of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65511_geo54">Workhouse</rs>
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of and belonging<lb></lb>
to the said Parish of saint Margaret, he being a Pauper<lb></lb>
therein, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-6">William Clarke</rs>
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for receiving the same<lb></lb>
knowing it to be stolen And this Deponent further saith<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-7">William Dawes</rs>
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in pursuance of such recognizance<lb></lb>
preferred an Indictment againt the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-8">Thomas Willis</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-9">William Clarke</rs>
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, That the said William<lb></lb>
Clarke was tried upon such Indictment and a Verdict of<lb></lb>
not guilty was returned by he Jury And this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-10">William Dawes</rs>
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(Overseer as<lb></lb>
aforesaid) conceiving that the Ends of Public Justice were<lb></lb>
answered by such Trial, Moved the Court that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-11">Thomas Willis</rs>
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he being very old a not infirm might be<lb></lb>
discharged which Motion was granted And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith That he this Deponent was<lb></lb>
employed as <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65511_occ25">Sollicitor</rs>
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for the purposes aforesaid<lb></lb>
and this deponent further saith he verily believes she said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n110-12">william Dawes</rs>
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and not omit prosecuting the said Thomas<lb></lb>
Willis for any other reason</p>
<p n="111">Sworn in Court the<lb></lb>
11th. day of April 1798}</p>
<p n="112">CH</p>
<p n="113"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65511_n113-1">Simn: Stephenson</rs>
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