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Morris Holmes
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White Chapel
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in the
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to the above Prosecutor upon his Oath saith that upon the Examination
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of the above Prisoner
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David Johnson
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and from the Confession and Evidence
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(his Brother) in Support of this Prosecution taken
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before some of his Majesties
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Justices of the Peace
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aforesaid at the
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in
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Assembled on or about the Seventh Day of November last the said Justices
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then and there Committed the said Prisoner to
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Clerkenwell Bridewell
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(but the said
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was before the last Sessions Committed to
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Newgate
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also then and there Caused this Deponent
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and the said
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Edward Johnson
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to Enter into a Recognizance to appear
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at
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in the said
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and Prosecute the
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said Prisoner And this Deponent further Saith that said
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Edward
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Johnson
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being the only Material Witness against the said Prisoner
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in this Prosecution He this Deponent Did on Wednesday the Seventh
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Thursday the Eighth and Friday the Ninth Day of December last
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Cause the said
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to be Called at Hicks Hall by the
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Common Cryer thereof But he did not answer or appear for want of
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whose Testimony the said Prosecutor could was
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not
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able have been to get
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Bill of Indictment found or prosecute the same withe Effect as this Deponent was then Informed and verily beleives where
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upon the said
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David Johnson
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was discharged from Confinement on
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giving Bail to appear at this Sessions And this Deponent further
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Saith that he hath by Prosecutors Direction made Diligent Search
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to Discover and find out the said
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Edward Johnson
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the Witness and
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has been to
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a great Number of Victualling Houses which he this Deponent
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knew the said
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used to frequent and to the House of the said
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Edward Johnson
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but has not yet
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been able to find him and has likewise been to these Masters
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which whom he knew the said
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used to Works but
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to no Effect and this Deponent further Saith that he has been Informed
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by the Wife of the said
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Edward Johnson
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that the said
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Edward Johnson
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had been absent from his family since last Saturday and had
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Declared to her previous to his Departure that he purposely
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absconded to avoid giving Evidence against his Brother (or words.
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