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<p n="699">{The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n699-1">James Lees</rs>
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for Felony</p>
<p n="700"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-1">Richard Clues</rs>
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of Swann Yard in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Leonard <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo300">Shoreditch</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo301">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45021_occ115">Weaver</rs>
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Maketh Oath and saith That he this Deponent<lb></lb>
was in January Sessions last Bound over before Mr. Justice<lb></lb>
Wilmot to prosecute <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-2">James Lees</rs>
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for Felony in coming<lb></lb>
Half pence But it appearing to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-3">Mr. Chamberlayne</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Sollicitor of the Mint that there was not sufficient<lb></lb>
Evidence to convict the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-4">James Lees</rs>
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of the said<lb></lb>
offence the said Sollr. thought proper not to prefer<lb></lb>
a Bill of Indictment against him and although<lb></lb>
he this Deponent carried a Letter from the said Sollrs.<lb></lb>
office to the said Justice desiring him not to return<lb></lb>
the said Recognizance for the reasons aforesaid<lb></lb>
Yet the same was returned in January Sessions last<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further saith that the reason<lb></lb>
he did not appear and prefer a Bill of Indictment<lb></lb>
against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-5">James Lees</rs>
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was by the directions<lb></lb>
given him by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-6">Mr. Chamberlayne</rs>
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and that it was<lb></lb>
not through any favor or affection for the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n700-7">James Lees</rs>
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or for any Reward or the Hope or<lb></lb>
promise thereof</p>
<p n="701">The Mark<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n701-1">Richd.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Clues</rs>
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<p n="702">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo302">Justice Hall in the old<lb></lb>
Bailey</rs>
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the 21st. day of October 1774}<lb></lb>
By the Court</p>
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