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<p n="24">after Cleaning himself immediately went to the Court at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo28">Old Bailey</rs>
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and was there about the house of half past<lb></lb>
Eleven o Clock (this Deponent not in the least imagining<lb></lb>
that he should be too late on account of the London<lb></lb>
Jury being to be Called before the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo29">Middlesex</rs>
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Jury<lb></lb>
as this Deponent was several times Informed as<lb></lb>
above mentioned) in Order to have prosecuted the said<lb></lb>
Defendant for such Felony when this Deponent was<lb></lb>
informed That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n24-1">John Waters</rs>
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had been put<lb></lb>
upon his Tryal and Acquitted for want of this Deponent<lb></lb>
attending to prosecute the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n24-2">John Waters</rs>
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Whereby<lb></lb>
this Deponent's Recognizance became for feited and<lb></lb>
Ordered to be Estreated as this Deponent hath been<lb></lb>
informed and believes And this Deponent<lb></lb>
Lastly Saith That as this Deponent's not attending<lb></lb>
to in time to prosecute the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n24-3">John Waters</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
said Felony was not through voluntary Negligence<lb></lb>
Nor out of any Contempt to this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
Or to Present the Defendant from<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
receiving such Punishment as his Offence Merited<lb></lb>
This Deponent humbly hopes this Honble Court<lb></lb>
will Order his Recognizance to be Discharged</p>
<p n="25">Sworn<del>in open Court at<lb></lb>
the General Gent Delivery of Newgate<lb></lb>
them</del>
at Justices Hall in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo30">Old<lb></lb>
Bailey</rs>
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the 18th: day of January 1783}</p>
<p n="26">By the Court</p>
<p n="27"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n27-1">Samuel Vialls</rs>
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