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Octr. Session
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1786}
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Mr. Davies in July last was bound by Recogce. to prosecute one
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for Felony & Wilkinson the Constable was also bound
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by the same Recognizance to give Evidence & the true reasons for not
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prosecuting Smith will appear by the follg. Affidavit worn in Court
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for himself saith
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that abt. the latter and of the Month of July last one
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feloniously stole a
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Handkerchief belongs. to this Depts. out of this Depts. pocket at
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afsd. & the sd. Henry
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Smith being detected in committing such offence woods apprehended & taken into Custody and
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this Dept. saith that the said
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was the next Day examined before the then Sitting
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London touching the sd. Felony & was by him committed to one of
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& this Dept then became bound in a Recogce. to prosecute the sd. Henry
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Smith And this Dept. saith that in the begins. of the Month of Augst. last he this Depts. was
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taken ill with a violent Fever attended with the Ague & from wch fit of illness this Depts.
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hath only recovered within this prevent Month & this Dept. saith that from the time of the
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commencement of his sd. illness until the very Day of his quitting Town as herein after mentd.
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he this Dept. was under the case of the or Dept.
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as is
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when the fever
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a small degree had abated but this Dept. then being in a very weak state of Body occasiones
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by the sd. illness he was advised by the other Dept. & his Friends in general to go into the
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Country for the benefit of the Air in order to re establish his Health & Strength & this
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Dept. saith that under such advice & for such purpose as afsd. & no other he this Dept. quitted
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Londons on Monday the 28th. day of Augst last to go to Margate in the Co. of the Rent at
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which place he remained in a very weak & inform state of Body until the 1st. day of Octr. Inst.
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when this Dept. returned to Town & hoped & believed that he shod. have been in time to prosecute
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the sd.
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for the sd. Offence with this Dept. fully meant & intended to have done with effect
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accordg. to the tenor of the sd. Recogce. but this Dept. possitively saith that he did not know or believe
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that any Session wod. be held previous to this Depts. returns to London as afsd. And Lastly this Dept.
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saith that the reasons why his prosecuer above mentd. was not carried on with effect was entirely
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owing to the reasons aforesd. & not to any affection or favour Fee or reward had or received or any
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promise of Fee or reward from the said
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or any person or persons on his behalf
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and this Dept.
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for himself saith that he this Dept. did attend the other Dept. Edwd.
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Davis as his
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during his illness above stated until he left Town on the sd. 28th. day of
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Augst last as afsd. when he went to Margate by the advise & with the privity & consent of this
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Dept. it being then & still this Depts. Opinion that the same was absolutely fit & proper towards
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the re establishmt. of the sd.
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's health from the Fever & Agree under wch he had then
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lately laboured as before mentd.
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