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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo7"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo8">parish of Saint Gyles in the Fields</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50424_occ3">Pawnbroker</rs>
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maketh Oath and Saith that some<lb></lb>
short time before the last sessions at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo10">Old Bailey</rs>
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a person came<lb></lb>
to his this Deponents shop who said her named was <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n6-6">Cassandra<lb></lb>
mould</rs>
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and pledged a silver watch with him this Deponent for the<lb></lb>
sum of One Pound and One Shilling And this Deponent saith<lb></lb>
that some short time afterwards one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n6-2">Thomas Oliver</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
apprehended and taken into Custody for Stealing of the said<lb></lb>
watch he this Deponent being informed thereof by the prosecutor<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n6-3">John Wright</rs>
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who also desired him this Deponent to go and prove<lb></lb>
the pledging of the said watch before Mr. Justice Fielding<lb></lb>
which he this Deponent accordingly did and was by the said<lb></lb>
Justice bound over to give Evidence at the then next ensuing<lb></lb>
Sessions And this Deponent also saith that at the their next<lb></lb>
Sessions held at Hicke's Hall he this Deponent attended and<lb></lb>
a Bill of Indictment being found against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n6-4">Thomas<lb></lb>
Oliver</rs>
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he this Deponent went to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo11">Old Bailey</rs>
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and Attended<lb></lb>
there a whole day but the Tryal did not then come on, And<lb></lb>
further saith that he this Deponent was at the same time<lb></lb>
very much indisposed get nevertheless he this Deponent went<lb></lb>
again the next morning being the<del>Tenth</del>
Eighth day of December last<lb></lb>
betwixt the hours of Nine and Ten of the Clock in the morning<lb></lb>
and when he this Deponent came into Court to give Evidence<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n6-5">Thomas Oliver</rs>
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had been tryd and cast for transportation<lb></lb>
And this Deponents Recognizance Ordered by the Court to be<lb></lb>
Estreated for his non attendance</p>
<p n="7"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n7-1">Samuel Spencer</rs>
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<p n="8">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo12"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo13">Guildhall</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50424_geo14">London</rs>
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the 15th Day<lb></lb>
of Janry 1754 before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50424_n8-1">Steph: Theod: Janson</rs>
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