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for keeping a Disorderly house
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Robert Melvni
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Cabinet Maker; One of the prosecutors
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in this Cause Maketh Oath and Saith, That he this Dept.
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did on Wednesday last being the 24th. of this Instant October
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personally attend this Worshipfull Court pursuant to the
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hereunto annex it; and that neither of the above Named Defts.
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did then proceed to Try their Traverses upon the Indictment
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preferred agt. them at the Instance of the prosecutors and
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prosecutrix above named, pursuant to the Sd: Notice hereunto
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annex't; And this Deponent Further Saith that he hath
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been credibly Informed (and wch
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Information this Dept.
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the Defts. in this Cause; or the Cause Set down in the
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of Causes on Wednesday last; wch according to the Constant
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rules & practice of this Worshipfull Court ought to have
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Sworn in Court at
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the 27th.
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day of Octr. 1758
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Waller
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