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