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January 1739

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City Borough &
Town of Westmr .
in the County
of Middx }


Be it remembred That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord
the King holden for the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter
Westmr. the City Borough & Town of Westmr. in the County of Middx & St. Martins le Grand London
of Wednesday the fourth Day of October in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Second King of Great Britain Etc Before Nathl. Blackerby< no role > Esqr . Sr . Edward Hill< no role > Knt.
Thomas Lediard< no role > and Richard Farwell< no role > Esqrs . and others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the
King assigned to Keep the Peace in the Libertys aforesd. & St. Martins Le Grand London and
also be hear and determine divers Felonys Trespasses and other Misdeeds comitted in the some Liberty
By the Oath of William Jones< no role > Gent. Joseph Mines< no role > Robert Howard< no role > , John Willis< no role > , John Napier< no role > , James
Neale
< no role > Thomas Sheperd< no role > John Walker< no role > Cornelius [..] Vanderstaff< no role > , Robert Smith< no role > [..] Joseph Worsley< no role > Henry
Webster,
< no role > Robert Sparrowe< no role > , James Leslie< no role > , Samuel Fisher< no role > , William Lewis< no role > , Richard Filewood< no role >
Francis Martin< no role > John Jackson< no role > and Isaac Foubert good and lawfull Men of the said City and
Liberty of Westmr . then and there Sworn and Charged to Esquire for our said Lord the King
for the body of the said City and Liberty It is presented in manner & form as followeth
(to wit) City Borough and Town of Westmr. in the County of Middx The Jurors for our
Lord the King upon their Oath present That Thomas Clausey< no role > late of the Parish of St.
Anns within the Liberty of Westmr. within the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the
Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westmr. the City Borough & Town of Westmr. in the County
of Middx & St. Martins le Grand London Yeoman & William Hubbard< no role > late of the same
Place Yeoman on the Twenty Second Day of Augt. in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc with four & Anns at the
Parish aforesd. within the Liberty aforesd. in the County afsd. in & upon one Elizabeth the
Wife of Cassell Brooks< no role > in the Peace of God & our said Lord the King then & there being
did make an Assault & her the said Elizabeth Brooks< no role > then and there did beat wound
and ill-treat so that of her Life it was greatly despaired and other Wrongs to the said
Elizabeth Brooks< no role > then and there did To the great Damage of the said Elizabeth Brooks< no role >
and agt. the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown & Dignity Whereupon the
Bayliff of the Liberty afsd. in the County afsd. is Commanded that he do not omitt but
that he cause the said Thomas Clancery to come to answer the Premisses And afterwards to
wit At the same General Quarter Session of the Peace of our said Lord the King holden for the
Liberty aforesd. at Westmr. afsd. in the County aforesd on Wednesday the said fourth Day of October in
the Year aforesd. before thesamesame Justices [..] the said Ninth Twelfth Year of the Reign of our said Lord the King Before Nathl.
Blackerby
< no role > Esqr Sr. Edwd. Hill< no role > Knt. Thomas Lediard< no role > Richard Farwell< no role > Esqrs and others their
Fellows Justices of our said Lord the king aforesaid to keep the Peace for the Liberty aforesd.
in the County afsd. and also to hear and determine divers Felonys Trespasses & other Misdeeds
comitted in the same Liberty
Cometh the said Thomas Clausey< no role > in his own Pson [..]
having heard the said Indictmt the said Thomas Clausey< no role > says he is not Guilty ther [..]
concerning [..] he puttethherhimself upon his County and Peter Forbes< no role > Esqr . Clerk of the [..]
of the Liberty afsd. in the County afsd. who psecutth for our said Lord the King [..]
Behalf in like manner and [..] forth Therefore let the Jury thereupon [..]




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