Old Bailey Sessions
October 1776}

The King agt Sarah Dean on the
Prosecution of John Hayes
Sarah Taylor< no role > and Susanna Stace< no role >

John Hayes< no role > of Coleman Street London Packer maketh oath
and saith that he this Deponent and Sarah Taylor and
Susanna Stace in and about the middle of March Last did
enter into a necognizance to our Sovereign Lord the King before
the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London for the Prosecutor
of one Sarah Dean< no role > otherwise Coxall< no role > otherwise Stokes< no role > for Bigamy
And this Deponent further saith that he this Deponent and
the said Sarah Taylor and Susanna Stace at the Sessions of Oyer
and Terminer and Goal Delivery at the old Bailey next following
the entring into the said Recognizance rolre ready and meant
And intended to prosecute the said Sarah Dean otherwise Coxall
otherwise Stokes And referefer a Bill of Indictment against
her for the said Offence And that this Deponent had an
Indictment prepared and ingrossed on parchment for
that purpose And that the said Susanna Stace who reside
in the County did then Come up to London for that purpose
And this Deponent further says that on Saturday the
Seventieth day of April being on day on which the said
Sessions were helding at the Old Bailey this Deponent
applied to one of the Officers or door keepers at the Old Bailey
and enquired for the grand Jury for London and was then told
by the said Officer or door keeper that the said Jury was up
in Consequence of which information this Deponent Conceiving
that the said Grand Jury was entirely discharged for that
Sessions did not nor did either of them the said Sarah Taylor
and Susanna Stace prefers any Indictment at that Sessions
And this Deponent further says that he hath since found that
this Deponent misunderstood the said Officer or door keeper and
that he only meant the Grand Jury was up for that day and
not for the Sessions for this deponent afterwards found that the
Grand Jury for London were not then discharged And this
Deponent further says that the said Mistake was the true