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<p n="738"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65516_geo370">Westminster</rs>
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<p n="739">The King<lb></lb>
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On an Indictment at the<lb></lb>
Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65516_n739-2">Sophia<lb></lb>
Davey</rs>
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for an Assault<lb></lb>
with an Attempt to Commit<lb></lb>
a Rape</p>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65516_geo371">John Street</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65516_geo373">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the above named defendant maketh<lb></lb>
Oath that he this deponent Caused Bail to be put into and<lb></lb>
pleaded to and Traverse this Indictment at the last Session, and<lb></lb>
this defenent saith that he full Intended to have taken his<lb></lb>
Tryal on such Indictment at this present Session but this deponent<lb></lb>
Saith he never was under Bail upon any Indictment before the<lb></lb>
present and that he this deponent was Ignorant of the necessity<lb></lb>
of Giving Notice to the prosecutrix for the purpose of proceeding to<lb></lb>
the Tryal thereof until Monday last when this deponent<lb></lb>
happened Accidentally to meet his <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65516_occ219">Solicitor</rs>
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who Informed<obscured></obscured>
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thereof and that it was then too late to give such Notice according<lb></lb>
to the practice of this honourable Court and this deponent Saith<lb></lb>
that he doth not make this Application for the mere purpose of<lb></lb>
Relay for this deponent fully Intended to have taken his<lb></lb>
Tryal at this present Session as aforesaid but from such his<lb></lb>
Ignorance as before Stated and lastly this deponent Saith that<lb></lb>
he fully Intended to <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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Tryal and take his Tryal on the said Indictment at the next<lb></lb>
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<p n="741">Sworn in Court this<lb></lb>
13th. day of June 1799}<lb></lb>
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