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<p n="748"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65516_n748-1">George Smith</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65516_n748-2">Sophia Davy</rs>
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for an Assault<lb></lb>
with Intent to commit a Rape.</p>
<p n="749"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65516_n749-1">Thomas Venner</rs>
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of No. 2 Church New Fenchurch<lb></lb>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65516_geo377">City of London</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
above named Defendant maketh Oath That an Indict-<lb></lb>
ment was preferred against the above named Defendant<lb></lb>
in<obscured></obscured>
which Indictment he<lb></lb>
appeared and pleaded in the following Session, That in the<lb></lb>
Eleventh day of March several days prior to the<lb></lb>
Commencement of such Session this Deponent with a View<lb></lb>
of preventing unnecessary Expence to the said Defendant and<lb></lb>
of enabling him to go to Trial at such Session Write to the said<lb></lb>
Defendant to inform him that due Notice sent to this Deponent<lb></lb>
would be Accepted and deemed good and sufficient but this<lb></lb>
Deponent hath not received any Notice within hath he been<lb></lb>
Requested No doubt of any, although in consequence of such<lb></lb>
Letter of him this Depont. the said Defendant made<lb></lb>
Application by a Friend to this Deponent offering to<lb></lb>
Compromise (but such offer was not <obscured></obscured>
ded to) this Deponent<lb></lb>
in therefore fully convinced the above named Defendant did<lb></lb>
know that Deponent was employed to Conduct this<lb></lb>
prosecution & was Authorized to receive Notice of Trial of<lb></lb>
applied to for that purpose</p>
<p n="750">Sworn in Open Court<lb></lb>
the 14th. of June 1799}<lb></lb>
PSS</p>
<p n="751"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65516_n751-1">Tho: Venner</rs>
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