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<p n="4781"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1970">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
The King<lb></lb>
agst.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4781-1">John Hugles</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4781-2">William Hamson</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
On the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4781-3">Robert<lb></lb>
Smedley</rs>
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for Felony.</p>
<p n="4782"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4782-1">Robert Smedley</rs>
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, the Prosecutor abovenamed of the Parish of Saint Andrew<lb></lb>
Holborne in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1971">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Coachman, maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and saith that he this Deponent, did cause to be taken up, by<lb></lb>
Virtue of a Warrant from Sir Jon Fielding, the said John Hiegles<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4782-2">William Hamson</rs>
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, for Felony and they were Committed<lb></lb>
accordingly And this Deponent was boundover to prosecute And this<lb></lb>
Deponent Did attend at Hicks-Hall in said County on Friday the<lb></lb>
Eleventh Instant December, and did then and there prefer his<lb></lb>
Bill of Indictment agst. the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4782-3">John Hughes</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4782-4">William Hamson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Defendants abovenamed for said Felony and attended the Grand<lb></lb>
Jury thereupon and was by them examined thereto And this Depont.<lb></lb>
saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4782-5">John Denmore</rs>
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, a Constable, of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1972">Saint James<lb></lb>
Clerkenwell</rs>
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did Attend with this Deponent on the like Occasion and<lb></lb>
gave his Testimoney as Witness to the Facts laid in the said Indictmt.<lb></lb>
And this Deponent saith that he hath made frequent Appls.<lb></lb>
to Mr. Jefforson Deputy Clerk of the Peace for said County and his<lb></lb>
Clerks and Agents to be informed whether the Bill was found against<lb></lb>
the above Defendants and on the fifteenth December Instant<lb></lb>
according to a Note give by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4782-6">Burdet Pilkington</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ598">Sollicitor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the above Cause his Clerk or Agent did make a further Enquiry of Mr. Jefferson<lb></lb>
the said Deputy Clerk of the Peace his Clerks and Agents and<lb></lb>
reced for Answer that the Bill was return'd by the grand Jury<lb></lb>
but not appeared to as appears by said Paper Writs here unto annexed and said Jefferson, his Clerks or<lb></lb>
Agents under wrote at the Bottom of the Note or Paper Writing, All which<lb></lb>
this Deponent hath been Credibly inform'd and verily believes<lb></lb>
to be true.</p>
<p n="4783">Sworn in Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1973">Old<lb></lb>
Bailey</rs>
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London the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date275">16th. Day<lb></lb>
of Decr. 1772</rs>
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<p n="4784">By the Court</p>
<p n="4785"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4785-1">Robert Smedley</rs>
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