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<p n="2634">And concerning the Premisses aforesaid Say upon their Oath that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-1">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-2">William Davies</rs>
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is Guilty of the<lb></lb>
Felony in the Indictment aforesaid above Specified and Charged<lb></lb>
upon him as above in manner and form as by the said Indictment<lb></lb>
above against him is supposed And that heat the time of the Committing<lb></lb>
the said Felony or at any time since had no Goods or Chattels Lands or<lb></lb>
Tenements to the Knowledge of the said Jurors and upon this it is<lb></lb>
required by the said Court here of the sad <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-3">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise<lb></lb>
called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-4">William Davies</rs>
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if he hath or knows of any thing to say for himself<lb></lb>
why the Court<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
thereof against him upon the Conviction aforesaid which said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-5">John Watson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-6">William Davies</rs>
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saith nothing except as he had before<lb></lb>
said Whereupon all and Singular the premisses bing seen and<lb></lb>
fully Understood by the Court here It is Considered and adjudged by<lb></lb>
the Court here that he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-7">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-8">William<lb></lb>
Davies</rs>
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be Hanged by the Neck until he be Dead And afterwards (to wit)<lb></lb>
At the Delivery of the Kings said Gaol of Newgate holden for the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1513">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1514">Justice Hall in the Old Bailey</rs>
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in the Suburbs<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1515">City of London</rs>
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on Wednesday the Twenty fifth day of April in the<lb></lb>
Tenth Year of the Reign of our said Lord the King Before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-9">William<lb></lb>
Beckford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ526">Esquire</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ527">Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1516">City of London</rs>
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Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-10">Richard Adams</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ528">Knight</rs>
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one of the Barons of our said Lord the King of his <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1517">Court of Exchequer</rs>
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Sir<lb></lb>
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Eyre Esquire Recorder of the said City Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-11">Henry Bankes</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ529">Knight</rs>
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one other<lb></lb>
of the Aldermen of the said City <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-12">Richard Pears</rs>
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Esquire one other of the<lb></lb>
Aldermen of the said City <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-25">James Rosseter</rs>
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Esquire on other of the<lb></lb>
Aldermen of the said City and others their Fellows Justices of our said<lb></lb>
Lord the King Assigned to deliver the said Gaol of our said Lod the<lb></lb>
King of Newgate of the Prisoners therein being Cometh the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-13">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-14">William Davies</rs>
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under the Custody of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-15">James Townsend</rs>
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Esquire and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-16">John Sawbridge</rs>
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Esquire <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ530">Sheriff</rs>
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of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1518">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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into whose Custody he had been before Committed and is<lb></lb>
brought to the Bar here in his proper person by the said Sheriff And<lb></lb>
our said Lord the King having been Graciously Pleased to extend his<lb></lb>
Royal Mercy to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-17">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-18">William Davies</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Upon Condition of Transportation for and during the Term of his<lb></lb>
Natural Life and such the Royal Pleasure of our said Lord the<lb></lb>
King having been Signified to the said Last mentioned Justices and Court<lb></lb>
here by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ531">Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-29">Thomas Thynne</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ532">Viscount Weymouth</rs>
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<lb></lb>
one of the Principal Secretaries of State of our said Lord the King<lb></lb>
(according to the Statute in that behalf) The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-19">John Watson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-20">William Davies</rs>
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is asked by the Court here whether he doth<lb></lb>
consent and Agree to accept the Mercy of our said Lord the King upon the<lb></lb>
Condition aforesaid And he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-21">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-22">William Davies</rs>
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<lb></lb>
doth now here consent and Agree thereunto Whereupon it is Ordered by the<lb></lb>
Court now here that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-23">John Watson</rs>
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otherwise called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2634-24">William Davies</rs>
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be<lb></lb>
Transported as soon as Conveniently may be to some of the Colonies and Plantations of our said Lord the King in<lb></lb>
America for the Term of his Natural Life Pursuant to the form of the Statute in<lb></lb>
such Case made and Provided.</p>
<p n="2635">Br: Deacom</p>
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