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<p n="67"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">For the Prosecutors</note>
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The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
Bygrave otherwise Spruce<lb></lb>
Brief to oppose the Defts. being Bailed</p>
<p n="68"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n68-1">Wm. Frankland</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ38">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo85">Newgate</rs>
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for Debt having been being<lb></lb>
active in Promoting a Compaint to ye Court of Aldermen of several Abuses<lb></lb>
& Extorsions comitted in the sd. Goal by Mrs. Nicholls Wife of<lb></lb>
Nicholls the Head <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ39">Turnkey</rs>
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& Clerk of the Papers there she thought<lb></lb>
it adviseable to have the Sd. Frankland removed into the County & in<lb></lb>
order thereto have him<obscured></obscured>
with a Felony in some distant County</p>
<p n="69">For this Purpose she first apply to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n69-1">John Warwick</rs>
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& an under<lb></lb>
Turnkey & a Creature of her own One who had been in the Pillory once<lb></lb>
or twice for Perjury, but he declining to Swear what she desired did<lb></lb>
however by, Directions apply to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n69-2">Edward Bygrave</rs>
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a notorious<lb></lb>
Gambler & who had Some Obligations to Mrs. Nicholls for having<lb></lb>
Some time before got him (as the Newgate Please is) rapped of<lb></lb>
with him Warwick & Mr. Nicholls at last prevailed & having<lb></lb>
together concerted their Story Bygrave & Nicholls dust themselves<lb></lb>
up like County People & in Company with Warwick went in a<lb></lb>
Hackney Coach to Mr. Morrice a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50362_occ40">Justice of the Peace</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo86">Kensington</rs>
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Bygrave taking upon him the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n69-3">John Spruce</rs>
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& Mrs. Nicholls that of his Siter & there Bygrave made & subscribed<lb></lb>
the Information hereunto annext marked A This Information<lb></lb>
having been taken down in Writing by the Justice himself &<lb></lb>
being signed in his presence only the Justice called in Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50362_n69-4">Richd.<lb></lb>
Horton</rs>
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his Clerk & before him Bygrave acknowledged the<lb></lb>
Subscription to be his<obscured></obscured>
& Swore to the Truth of the Information<lb></lb>
whereupon they had a Warrt. of Detainer granted them</p>
<p n="70"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50362_date19">25th.Jan 1739</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
Warwick made Oath of these Facts before the Lord<lb></lb>
Mayor whereupon Warrts. were granted for apprehending<lb></lb>
Nicholls & Bygrave Nicholls got out of the way but Bygrave<lb></lb>
being taken up was committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo87">Woodstreet</rs>
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Compter & next day<lb></lb>
brought before the Acting Justice at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50362_geo88">Guildhall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="71">Warwick again made Oath as before & Mr. Horton the Justices<lb></lb>
Clerk attending with the Original Information made before Mr.<lb></lb>
Morrice Swore that Bygrave was the Main who made it by the<lb></lb>
Name of Spruce the Acting Justice being abt. to commit Bygrave</p>
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