NB:

This Pearce became a Prisoner for Debt in the Woodstreet Compter on or abt: 19 Dec 1739 on the 4 June last Deft Wood charges him
with a Capias his own Suit for a Debt of £190 upon promise on 6 June in the Night Pearse breaks the Goal & escapes & was not retaken before
9: Augt: In the Mean time Wood brought Acton agt: the Sherriffs of London to recover his Debt for letting him Escape which is now
depending So that we apprehand Wood charged him wth: this Debt one Day contrived his Escape the next in order to make it a good
Debt from the Sherriffs

Proofs

To Prove ye Sevl. Writts mentioned on ye Indictment are
have ye Writts themselves produced by ye proper officers}

To prove ye Defts Pearce Moore & Waters to be
charged with there Writts call}

To Prove that they were in actuall Custody at ye
time mentioned in ye Indictmt. call}

To prove yt Wood brought & delivered ye saw & Files
to Frankland for ye use & purpose mentioned in ye Indt}
Wm Frankland< no role >

To Prove ye Frankland ye same day discovered ye
Affair to Mr. Akerman ye deputy Keeper of Newgate
call}
Rd Akerman< no role >

Q

As no Escape was actually made whether this Indt. for bringing in Tools with all
Intention only to assist ye prisoners in an Intended Escape will lie

Qr

If ye Court will oblige him to put Security to answer to an Indictmt. for a Conspiracy
in care this Offence is indictable as a Conspiracy