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to wit</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-1">James Allen</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo139">Brick Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo140">Old Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo141">Parish of ST Luke</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo142">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50902_occ34">Cordwainer</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith<lb></lb>
that on the 9th day of April last he became bound in a Recognizance<lb></lb>
before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-12">William Browne</rs>
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Esquire one of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50902_occ35">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo143">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at the Public Office <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo144">Worship Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo145">Shoreditch</rs>
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by the Order and Direction of the said Magistrate for the<lb></lb>
Appearance of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-2">Abigail Allen</rs>
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his Daughter a Minor at the then<lb></lb>
next General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County to give<lb></lb>
Evidence against one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-3">James Saunders</rs>
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for receiving a Piece of<lb></lb>
Timber the Property of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-4">Joseph Rolfe</rs>
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knowing the same to be stolen<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further saith that his said Daughter having before<lb></lb>
that time kept the Company of Persons of bad Character and being<lb></lb>
fearful of her absconding from his House this Deponent and his<lb></lb>
Wife used their Endeavours to rustrain her from going away but<lb></lb>
she nevertheless eloped form them on the 23rd. April prier to the<lb></lb>
Commencement of the Sessions ended, although be used every means<lb></lb>
in his Power to discover her. And this Deponent for the saith<lb></lb>
that he attended at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50902_geo146">Old Bailey</rs>
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upon the Trial of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-5">John Lett</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
was indicted as the Principal in stealing the said Piece of<lb></lb>
Timber, but acquitted thereof, and upon the Representation made<lb></lb>
to the Court by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-6">Joseph Rolfe</rs>
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the Prosecutor, by this Deponents<lb></lb>
Desire, that it was strongly Inspected that Deponents Daughter<lb></lb>
had been decoyed away by the Friends of Lett, to prevent her<lb></lb>
giving Evidence against him, the Court discharged this Deponents<lb></lb>
Recognizance which he had entered into for her Appearance to give<lb></lb>
Evidence against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-7">John Lett</rs>
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And this Deponent further<lb></lb>
saith that in a day or two after the Trial of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-8">John Lett</rs>
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and upon the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-9">James Saunders</rs>
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being discharged his said<lb></lb>
Daughter and asked the Reason of her so absconding she informed this<lb></lb>
Deponent that the Mother of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-10">John Lett</rs>
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had promised to give her<lb></lb>
a new Gown, if she would not appear against the Prisoners and that<lb></lb>
by her Persuasions, she was taken to some Friends of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50902_n169-11">John<lb></lb>
Lett</rs>
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at Dept ford where they had kept her till the Trial was ever<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further saith that he is in every indigent<lb></lb>
and</p>
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