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The King
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Bygrave otherwise Spruce
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for Debt having been being
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active in Promoting a Compaint to ye Court of Aldermen of several Abuses
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& Extorsions comitted in the sd. Goal by Mrs. Nicholls Wife of
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Nicholls the Head
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it adviseable to have the Sd. Frankland removed into the County & in
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order thereto have him
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with a Felony in some distant County
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For this Purpose she first apply to
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& an under
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Turnkey & a Creature of her own One who had been in the Pillory once
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or twice for Perjury, but he declining to Swear what she desired did
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however by, Directions apply to
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a notorious
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Gambler & who had Some Obligations to Mrs. Nicholls for having
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Some time before got him (as the Newgate Please is) rapped of
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with him Warwick & Mr. Nicholls at last prevailed & having
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together concerted their Story Bygrave & Nicholls dust themselves
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up like County People & in Company with Warwick went in a
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Hackney Coach to Mr. Morrice a
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& Mrs. Nicholls that of his Siter & there Bygrave made & subscribed
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the Information hereunto annext marked A This Information
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having been taken down in Writing by the Justice himself &
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being signed in his presence only the Justice called in Mr.
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his Clerk & before him Bygrave acknowledged the
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& Swore to the Truth of the Information
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whereupon they had a Warrt. of Detainer granted them
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Warwick made Oath of these Facts before the Lord
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Mayor whereupon Warrts. were granted for apprehending
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Nicholls & Bygrave Nicholls got out of the way but Bygrave
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being taken up was committed to
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Warwick again made Oath as before & Mr. Horton the Justices
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Clerk attending with the Original Information made before Mr.
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Morrice Swore that Bygrave was the Main who made it by the
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Name of Spruce the Acting Justice being abt. to commit Bygrave
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