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The King agt Comerlan.
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Daniel Hopkins
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Solicitor
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William Wood
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Pewterer
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Maketh Oath and Saith That having received orders from the said
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to prepare and preferr an Indictment for Felony against
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the Deft. at this present Session of Oier and Terminer for the City of
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London for not Surrendring himself to the Comissioners in a Comission.
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of Bankruptry awarded and issued forth against him Pursuant to the
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several Statutes then and now in force Concerning Bankrupts He this
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Depot. did some time in or about the Middle of June last apply to Mr
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Unwin of Wax Chandler's Hall London Clerk to the said Commission and
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shew'd him an Affidavit made by the said
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William Wood
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of a Debt due and
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owing to him from the Said Bankrupt before the Date & Swing forth
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of such Commission and desired
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to pay Six Guineas
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the said Mr Unwin
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for the
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would Cause a Sitting of the Comissiones to be appointed at the said
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Wood's Expence in order that the said Wood might grove his Debt under the said
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Commission and offred to pay Six Guineas to the said Mr Unwin for the Charges
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of such Setting and also desired the said Mr Unwin to let this Depot. See the
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said Comission & Proceedings thereon & take Copies thereof Paying for the
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same but the said Mr Unwin told this Depot. he could not comply with
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his request & that he must apply to the Assignees under the sd Comission
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for what he had desired And this Depot further Saith That on or about
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the twenty Seventh day of June last this Depot. went to the House of Mr
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Newton a Silver Smith in
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Fenchurch Street
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who is one of the Assignees
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of the said Bankrupts Estate as he acknowledg'd and One Mr Unwin being
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there at the same time who said he was the other Assignee of the said
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Bankrupt's Estate He this Depot. acquainted them both together that he
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was employ'd by the said Wood to prosecute the said Comerlan for Felony
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for not Surrendring himself to the said Commission and Shew'd them she said woods affidavit of his
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Debt and apply'd to them for the following Purpose that is to say This
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Depot. desired they would direct the Clerk of the Commission to advertize a
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Meeting of the Comissioners in the Gazette to prove Debts for which meeting
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Mr Wood would pay the Charges and at the same time offred to pay them five
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Guineas in hand for such Charges and then this Depot. desired them that
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they would give orders to the said Clerk to let this Depot. inspect the said
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Comission & the Proceedings under it and take Copies paying for them and
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that they would give orders to the said Clerk to attend with the Comission
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and proceedings at the
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before the Grand Jury to give Evidence on
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a Bill of Indictment intended to be preferrd there against the sd Comerlan
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for Felony for not Surrendring himself to the said Commission Or that the said
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