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<p n="23"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo12">Old Bailey</rs>
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Session 2 April 1788</note>
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The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
The. Luke agt and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n23-1">Thomas Hughes</rs>
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At the instance of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n23-2">Thomas Geary</rs>
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for Stealing a Son and Six Pigs</p>
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of King in the County of Hertford Gentleman one of the<lb></lb>
Attorneys of his Majesties Court of Kings Bench at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo13">Westminster</rs>
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Maketh<lb></lb>
oath and saith that he is employed by the abovenamed <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-2">Thomas Geary</rs>
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as his Solicitor in the above prosecution against <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-3">Thomas Lake</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
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that he hath been informed and verily believes such<lb></lb>
information to be true that on or about the night of the fourth day<lb></lb>
of March last the said Thomas Gerry lost one sow pig, one barrow<lb></lb>
pig, and five other pigs, his property and the property of his Father<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-5">Daniel Geary</rs>
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and that the said Saw and Pigs were found in the Count<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo14">Middlesex</rs>
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that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-6">Thomas Geary</rs>
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by his Addition of<del> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-7">Thomas<lb></lb>
Geary</rs>
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Askley Green in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo15">parish of Chesham</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Bucks Farmer also <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-8">John Berry</rs>
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of Edgware in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo16">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ11">Butcher</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-9">Henry Worster</rs>
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of Barnet in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo17">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Severally became bound in Recognizance of Forty Pounds each to<lb></lb>
appear prosecute and give Evidence against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-10">Thomas Lake</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-11">Thomas Hughes</rs>
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at these present Session that accordingly the said<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-13">John Berry</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-14">Henry Worster</rs>
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did attend at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo18">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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on the first day of this instant April in order to have preferred<lb></lb>
a Bill of Indictment against the said Defendants <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-15">Thomas Lake</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-16">Thomas Hughes</rs>
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Agreeable to their said Recognizance but were<lb></lb>
informed by Mr. Johnson who acts as one of the Clerks of Indictments<lb></lb>
for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo19">County of Middlesex</rs>
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that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-17">Thomas Lake</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-18">Thomas Hughes</rs>
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could not be prosecuted with any effect in the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo20">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and that the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
parties could prosecute the<lb></lb>
Law with effect only in the County of Hertford or in the County of<lb></lb>
Bucks where the offence was committed And this Deponent further<lb></lb>
maketh Oath and saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-19">Thomas Geary</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-20">John Berry</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
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together with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n24-22">Daniel Geary</rs>
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pursuant to such<lb></lb>
advice and information have entered into a Recognizance in the Sum</p>
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