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<p n="5">The King on the Prosecution<lb></lb>
or <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n5-1">Sarah Norman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15074_occ2">Widow</rs>
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<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n5-2">Francis Leicester</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15074_n5-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15074_occ3">Gent</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15074_occ3" type="occupation" value="Gent"></interp>
.}<lb></lb>
For Fraud</p>
<p n="6"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">T F<lb></lb>
T F<lb></lb>
T F</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n6-1">Robert Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15074_n6-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15074_geo3">Quality Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15074_geo4">Chancery Lane</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15074_geo4" type="placeName" value="Chancery Lane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15074_geo4" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
London<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15074_occ4">Gent</rs>
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.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15074_occ5">Sollicitor</rs>
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for the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15074_occ6">Prosecutrix</rs>
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maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and saith That as soon as he this Deponent was informed it was<lb></lb>
Necessary to send for the Prosecutrix who lives in the Country<lb></lb>
about Thirty Miles from London, to Attend the Tryal upon this<lb></lb>
Prosecution He this Deponent sent a Messenger on purpose<lb></lb>
a Saturday last (Which was as soon as this Deponent had notice)<lb></lb>
to the Prosecutrix to bring her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15074_geo5">London</rs>
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to Attend on the Tryal<lb></lb>
of the Defendant on this Prosecution And this Deponent saith<lb></lb>
That he verily beleives the Prosecutrix is now on the Road for<lb></lb>
London but on Account of some Accident may be Delayed<lb></lb>
And this Deponent saith That he is very certain the Prosecuting<lb></lb>
would not on any Account Avoid Prosecuting the Defendant<lb></lb>
She being a Material witness in support of this prosecution without whose Testimony the prosecutrix<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
with Effect safely proceed to Tryal And this Deponent saith That she<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
has a very Clear and strong Charge against<lb></lb>
The Defendent upon the Indictment proferred against him<lb></lb>
and that the prosecuting is not now come to Town as this Deponent verily believes<lb></lb>
by the Prosecutrix in this Prosecution<del>And which is supported</del>
<lb></lb>
And this Deponent saith That the Indictment is to supported<lb></lb>
by full Evidence who are ready to give Testimony of the<lb></lb>
Prosecutrix was present</p>
<p n="7">Sworn at Justice Hall in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15074_geo6">Old Bailey</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15074_geo6" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
London the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15074_date4">17th.<lb></lb>
day of January 1763</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="8">By the Court</p>
<p n="9">Resworn after ye<obscured></obscured>
above made</p>
<p n="10"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n10-1">Robt. Smith</rs>
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