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maketh Oath and saith
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that on the 9th day of April last he became bound in a Recognizance
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before
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William Browne
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by the Order and Direction of the said Magistrate for the
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Appearance of
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Abigail Allen
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his Daughter a Minor at the then
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next General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County to give
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for receiving a Piece of
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Joseph Rolfe
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knowing the same to be stolen
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that time kept the Company of Persons of bad Character and being
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fearful of her absconding from his House this Deponent and his
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she nevertheless eloped form them on the 23rd. April prier to the
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Commencement of the Sessions ended, although be used every means
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in his Power to discover her. And this Deponent for the saith
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upon the Trial of
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who
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was indicted as the Principal in stealing the said Piece of
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Timber, but acquitted thereof, and upon the Representation made
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to the Court by
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the Prosecutor, by this Deponents
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Desire, that it was strongly Inspected that Deponents Daughter
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had been decoyed away by the Friends of Lett, to prevent her
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giving Evidence against him, the Court discharged this Deponents
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Recognizance which he had entered into for her Appearance to give
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Evidence against the said
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John Lett
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And this Deponent further
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saith that in a day or two after the Trial of the said
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and upon the said
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James Saunders
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being discharged his said
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Daughter and asked the Reason of her so absconding she informed this
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Deponent that the Mother of the said
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John Lett
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had promised to give her
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a new Gown, if she would not appear against the Prisoners and that
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by her Persuasions, she was taken to some Friends of the said
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John
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at Dept ford where they had kept her till the Trial was ever
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And this Deponent further saith that he is in every indigent
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