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Give some Account of his proceeding And therefore by their
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order A Letter was wrote to him by the
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dated 16th of November last a Coppy of which is annexed
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marked (4) giving him Notice of the Said Complaint
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against him for discharging the said
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who was Committed to
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Newprison
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for
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Obstructing and threatening
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James Sharpless
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in the Execution
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of his Office being upon a Search for Discovery of Street
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Robbers and other Malefactors, and desireing he would
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on the Saturday then next at
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Ten in the forenoon and Give them an account concerning
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the Said Matter and of what Bail he had taken for the
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Appearence of the said
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Robert Jennison
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at the next
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Session of the peace for Middx which Letter has been
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proved to the Committee to have been delivered To the
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said
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Francis Jennison
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on Tuesday the 19th of the said
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November accordingly and at a meeting of the
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Committee on Saturday the 23d of the same Month the
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Clerk of the peace produced a Letter from the said
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Francis
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to him dated the same Saturday morning
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(hereunto annexed and marked) (5) pretending that he
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had not received the Clerk of the peaces Letter till the day
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before (i: e:) Friday the 22d. and urging affairs of the Last
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Consequence in Excuse of his not appearing at the said
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Committee and desireing him to acquaint the Comittee
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that he had taken £100 Bail for Mr. Jennisons
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Appearance at the Sessions and that he did not
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apprehend he had done any thing Contrary to Law.
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Upon which Letter the Committee Submitt the following
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Short Observations.
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That the Excuses for his non appearance are upon the
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fore of them frivolous and trifling,
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That he does not so much as pretend to Say he Took any
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Security whatsoever for the appearance of Robert
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Jennison at the time he wrote the abovementioned
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Irregular Discharge of him out of Custody and it was
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Certainly taken Long after if any has been taken at all.
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