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<p n="895">The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n895-1">Thomas Walker</rs>
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for Felony</p>
<p n="896"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-1">Robert Best</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo449">pater Noster Row</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ254">Peruke Maker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
maketh Oath and saith that he this Deponent on or about the<lb></lb>
twenty thirdDay of October 1772, then being one of the Constable<lb></lb>
of this City, was charged by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-2">John Robertson</rs>
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who then <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ255">kept<lb></lb>
a Chine shop</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo450">Saint Pauls church yard</rs>
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London to take into<lb></lb>
Custody one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-3">Thomas Walker</rs>
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for stealing some China Ware<lb></lb>
and this Deponent saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-4">Thomas Walker</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
afterwards examined before one of the Magistrates of this City<lb></lb>
and committed to Prison for the said Felony and the said John<lb></lb>
Robertson was bound by Recognizance to prefer an Indictment<lb></lb>
and give Evidence thereon against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-5">Thomas Walker</rs>
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for the same at the then next<lb></lb>
sessions to be held for this City in the Months of December now<lb></lb>
last past and this Deponent was also bound by Recognizance<lb></lb>
to give Evidence on such Indictment to be preferred by the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-6">John Robertson</rs>
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and this Deponent saith that in pursuance of<lb></lb>
his said Recognizance he attended at the session field at Justicehall<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo451">the old Bailey</rs>
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in the said Month of December for three several<lb></lb>
Days while the Grand Jury were there sitting in order to give<lb></lb>
Evidence before them in case the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-7">John Robertson</rs>
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had appeared<lb></lb>
to prefer such Indictment but the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n896-8">John Robertson</rs>
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did not<lb></lb>
appear at the said sessions owing as this Deponent was afterwards<lb></lb>
informed and which he believes to be true to the said John<lb></lb>
Robertson's having been before such sessions arrested for Debt.</p>
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