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<p n="49"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx,</note>
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The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n49-1">Thomas Booth</rs>
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(on the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n49-2">Martha<lb></lb>
Wolfe</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50467_occ25">Spr</rs>
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for a Misdemeanor.)</p>
<p n="50"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-1">Israel Wolfe</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo38">Denmark street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo39">Ratcliffe Highway</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo40">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50467_occ26">Chapman</rs>
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Father of the above named Prosecutrix, who is under<lb></lb>
the Age of Fourteen Years) Maketh oath that the above named Deft Thomas<lb></lb>
(Booth being Indicted at the last Session held for this County at this place<lb></lb>
and found agt. him for an assault with an Intent to Ravish the said Prosecutrix<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-2">Martha Wolfe</rs>
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, He the Deft therefore Pleaded Not Guilty thereto at the same Session<lb></lb>
pursuant to his Recognizance taken in the Court of King's Bench for that purpose<lb></lb>
and entred into Fresh Recognizance to Try his Traverse at this present Sessions:<lb></lb>
And this Depont. further Saith that he possitively Intended to Bring the said Cause<lb></lb>
on to be Tryed at this Sessions and had Consulted his Attorney and Witnesses to make<lb></lb>
preparation for the same, But this Depont. Solemnly Saith that on or about<lb></lb>
the twenty Eighth day of December last, the said Prosecutrix <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-3">Martha Wolfe</rs>
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this<lb></lb>
Deponts. said Daughter/ Absented herself or Absconded from this Deponts. house and<lb></lb>
Family and hath not since been heard of, Altho this Depont. possitively Saith<lb></lb>
that he and his Wife have made the most Diligent Search and Enquiry after<lb></lb>
her both by Day and Night to the Utmost of their power and Ability, but have<lb></lb>
not, nor hath either of them been Able as yet to Discover where the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-4">Martha Wolfe</rs>
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is, or by any means to Come to her, so as to Procure her<lb></lb>
Attendance at the Tryal at this Cause at this Present Sessions: And this<lb></lb>
Depont. Further Saith that he Realy believes in his Conscience that the sd<lb></lb>
Prosecutrix <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-5">Martha Wolfe</rs>
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hath been Seduced or Decoyed away from this<lb></lb>
Deponts. house and Family (totally Unknown to this Depont. or his Wife<lb></lb>
by some Evil Minded People, merely, Designedly, Wickedly and on Purpose<lb></lb>
to Prevent the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-6">Martha Wolfe</rs>
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the prosecutrix (this Deponts. said Daughter)<lb></lb>
from Appearing to Give Evidence agt. the sd. Deft on the Tryal of this Cause,<lb></lb>
and for no other or better Design Intent or purpose whatsoever:<lb></lb>
And this Depont. further Saith that he, his wife and remainder of his Family,<lb></lb>
Will all Severally Use their Utmost Endeavours to Discover find out and Produce<lb></lb>
the Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n50-7">Martha Wolfe</rs>
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the said prosecutrix to Give Evidence agt. the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
on the Tryal of this Cause at the next Ensueing Sessions to be held at this place,<lb></lb>
and hath for that purpose left an adverticemt. to be Inserted in the daily Advertizer<lb></lb>
for a Discovery of her the sd. prosecutrix: And Lastly this Depont. Saith that the<lb></lb>
Notice of Tryal of this Cause for to Morrow, was not Served on this Depont.<lb></lb>
till Saturday last abt. Twelve at Noon and that he this Depont. did on Saturday<lb></lb>
Evening last personally Serve the Deft Booth & his attorney's Clk (at his Master's<lb></lb>
house) Severally with<obscured></obscured>
Notice of Motion here unto Annext, by delivering to each<lb></lb>
of them a true<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="51"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n51-1">Israel Woolf</rs>
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<p n="52">Sworn in Court the Ninth<lb></lb>
day of January 1758.}</p>
<p n="53">JB</p>
<p n="54">Waller</p>
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