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19th October 1776 - 6th December 1780

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Image 6 of 37625th December 1779


Middlesex , to wit


To the Keeper of New Prison at Clerkenwell
or his Deputy.

J Fielding
[..]
W. Addington
[..]


"Detain in your custody the Body of John Calland he being further
"charged before us Sir John Fielding< no role > Knight and William Addington< no role > Esqr.
"two of his Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the Peace for the said County upon the
"Oaths of Joseph Molesworth< no role > , William Jeff< no role > , Robert Dowley< no role > , John Jackson< no role >
"Thomas Webster< no role > , William Oliver< no role > , James Gordon< no role > , John Stimpson< no role > ,
"Robert Hill< no role > , Betty Wall< no role > and Arthur Griesdale< no role > for being an Accessary
"after the fact, to wit by feloniously harbouring comforting maintaining
"and assisting in the City of London , one Serjeant Taylor, knowing he
"had feloniously stolen taken and carryed away one Bag of
"Letters called the Leicester Bag of Letters sent and Conveyed by the
"Post against the peace Etc. Him safely keep in your said custody
"untill he shall be discharged by due course of Law Given under our
"hands and Seals this 11th. day of January 1780."

Serjeant Taylor the Principal, charged with stealing the
Leicester Bag of Letters at Dunstable in Bedford'shire on the 13th. of
December last, not being Apprehended, and the most diligent and
extensive Enquirie, and endeavours for that purpose being now
making through out the Kingdom, Please to move that the
Recognizances of the several Persons under named may be respited
till the next Session

The Prisoner Calland remain inhiscustody for want of
Bail only, and as soon as he can procure good Bail, the Prosecutor
untill consent to his being at large.

Antony Parkin< no role > Esqr . of Grays Inn .
Robert Dowley< no role > otherwise Dowling of LeicerterGent.
John Jackson< no role > of Dohis Servant.
Thomas Webster< no role > of DoPostmaster.
William Oliver< no role > of Dunstable

James Gordon< no role >
John Stimpson< no role > }
Soldiers in the Royal Irish.

Joseph Molesworth< no role >
William Jeffs< no role > }
Soldiers in Do.

Robert Hill< no role > -Servant to Mr. Butler of Turnstill-Salesman
Betty Wall< no role > -Servant to Mr. Griesdale
Arthur Griesdale< no role > of Little Britain< no role > , Linnen Draper
Richard Boke< no role > of Holborn -Hosier .




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