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<p n="67">The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n67-1">John Brooke</rs>
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On an Indictmt. for an Assault & Articles<lb></lb>
of the Peace upon the prosecution of<lb></lb>
Sbriel</p>
<p n="68"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n68-1">Frances Brooke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo48">Kensington</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo49">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n68-2">John Brooke</rs>
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the Defendant<lb></lb>
above named maketh Oath and Saith that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n68-3">John Brooke</rs>
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or not at present in<lb></lb>
England to her Knowledge or belief but as she<lb></lb>
verily believes is abroad in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo50">North America</rs>
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as Deputy Chaplain to one of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
Regiments there, She this Deponent having in<lb></lb>
the Month of November last received a Letter from<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n68-4">John Brooke</rs>
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dated <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo51">Hallifax Nova Scotia</rs>
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Augt. 14th. 1757. And this Deponent Saith that<lb></lb>
She does not know when the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n68-5">John<lb></lb>
Brooke</rs>
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will return to England</p>
<p n="69">Sworn 10th. January 1758 before me</p>
<p n="70"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n70-1">Tho Lane</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="71"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50467_n71-1">Frances Brooke</rs>
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<p n="72"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr. Stow</note>
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Be pleased to move the Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50467_geo52">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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to morrow<lb></lb>
in the forenoon to respite the Deft's<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
& his Bail's<lb></lb>
Recognizce upon the above Affidt. It was respited for<lb></lb>
the last Qur Sesss. till this, but wod have the Motion<lb></lb>
now made to respite it till Deft's Return, his Bail<lb></lb>
undertaking to produce him when he do's return; If the Court<lb></lb>
will not grant it, the Motion must then be for a Respite<lb></lb>
till next Qur Sesss. but shod. caller it wod. be the other way<lb></lb>
you can get it so, the attending every Qur Sesss. being not only<lb></lb>
expensive, but very troublesome</p>
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