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<p n="161">Indictment but who was not examined before the<lb></lb>
said Jury but waited so to be, then went out of the<lb></lb>
said Yard with this Deponent<del>to</del>
into the Street<lb></lb>
at the Outward Door of the Hall And the said<lb></lb>
Simms in the presence of this Deponent<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
enquired of a person there what time he thought<lb></lb>
the Trial would come on the next day who Informed<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
Simms and this Deponent the Eleven<lb></lb>
or twelve O'Clock would be time enough for this<lb></lb>
Deponent to Attend this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
And that it might not come on till this Day On which<lb></lb>
this<del>Day</del>
Deponent went away And the next<lb></lb>
day (Yesterday) a little before One Attended the<lb></lb>
said Court when to his great surprise he found the said<lb></lb>
Mary Lukup and Susannah Cobides were both Acquitted<lb></lb>
And further Saith that had it not been for such<lb></lb>
Information he received the Night before of his<lb></lb>
Attending the Court the next day he certainly<lb></lb>
would have Attended sooner As this Deponents as<lb></lb>
well as his Masters intention was to have Prosecuted<lb></lb>
them to the utmost they thinking them to be very bad<lb></lb>
Girls and very proper Objects to be Punished.<lb></lb>
And this Deponent is very sorry they so escaped.</p>
<p n="162">Sworn in Court at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50610_geo104">Hicks Hall</rs>
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the 6th.<lb></lb>
of July 1771}</p>
<p n="163"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50610_n163-1">Saml. Hillyer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="164">W</p>
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