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The Deft, was Indicted last Sessions for Perjury and is
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taken Up with a Bench Warrant To which he put in
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that is no One Can find out, A
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who Pretends to be a Carpenter
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He is only a Sollr, about
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Spittlefields
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not worth a
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Penny in the world As Appears by his Dress with
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respect to his Apparell
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His Chief Business, is to
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Seize poor peoples Goods for rent and gives his
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Advice in Law matters And
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when Employed to make
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a Distress makes nothing of Breaking open poor
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peoples doors to get in to Seize their Gards If they
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dont Open an directly Alledgeing he is worth nothing
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And therefore Beneath ye Notice of Law,Please to
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Ask him in particular As to his Circumstances and
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how he now Gives for All ye Goods in his Shop his
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Furniture and all is not worth 10s,
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If the Bail is Set a side As we Apprehend it will
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Be pleased in that case To Move for An Order
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That the matter may be referred to Mr. Welch
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And yts. Deft. shall give 24 hours Notice of his
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Bail to the Prosecutor or Mr. Jopson his
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As we may find Out ye Goodness of his Bail
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For he has given bad Bail Already And Intend
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to give Such Bail every Sessions to perplex
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ye Prosecutor and Fire him Out
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NB We are prepareing An Affidt. with respect to
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ye Bail proposed Already agst. they come
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Court
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