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Prosr. speaking in the hearing of the Deft. Burn that one Tilly owed him £2.4s
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Deft. Burn sd. he wod. get him this Money asked where he lived upon hearing his
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Name & place of abode went to the other Deft. Chapman who readily sd. he wod.
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get his Money as then being allows had Court Officers Chapman without asst. made
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or writ takes sd. Tilly got the Money and gave the Prosr. Ramillies brot £7.4s.4d
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Pro. acquainted his
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sd. Chapman white a Rule of his Court
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to shew Cause for his very bad behaviour according Prosr. went to
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of the attss. of that Court who immediatly servd. sd. Chapman and was to have appeared
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the friday following. But on the Day before sd. Chapman procured a Person by the Name
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of Jones who swore a Debt. agt. Prosr. of 99s as will appear from the Copy annexed taken
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Court Accordingly Chapman accompained with Deft. Smith Burn &
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Mahony came to the House of one Jones who Reeps the Swan in Butcherow Et. Smith
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feild where the Pros. was) first Chapman sd. to Mahony ther's the Booger your Prisoner
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is Since Dead Pros. was draged away by ale the Defts. from the Swan aforesd. to
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Prison, & in his way was treated in a most and and barbarous manner
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particularly by Chapman & Smith beat along the Streets with great Sticks, & had
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there been several Pet. & proper Officer & a just writ, the place from where Pror. was taken
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Prevoid use on the side
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the Villany haw acted be ale the Deft. agt sd.
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Prosr. ad
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appearance of Pros. sd.
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owed no such Sum to any, and that the whole Proceeding was Calculated to step
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& appearing agt. sd, Chapman while was the next & agt & Chapman in tirely Dismsoed from
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his Office Prosr. Inds. the above namd. Defts. with Mahony Deceased Chapman gave
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in Quire Bail & entirely means to evade Justice by villanous Principles as being a
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Person of as infamous a
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is the Person that Swore a Sheat Robbery
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for Robing him of 4 Guineas & a silk hand kechief
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they were Surrenders Chapman runway wod, not come into Court They were Discharged
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by Barron Adams Dift, Smith now is the Person that has gave Notice of Tryal for
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Friday next which is annexed Chapman is under Recognizance but dont intend to appeal
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Please to observe that no Person on Earth could be so barbarous by treated as the Pror. at the time of
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his being Arrested sd, Chapman also procured a Person to lay a Detainer for an Asst, agt. him
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at the same time he was Arrested & was as innocent of one as the other the Pros. Ramilies
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apprehends from the past behaviour of Chapman & Smith that they nere intued to some
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to Justice from the past prays you to move that none of the Deft. in this Cause may have
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Certificate from the Clerk of the Peace Prosr. being at a very large Expence in order to
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being than to Justice but in Vain & immagines now that Deft. Smith dont intend to appear
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Please to observe that no Persons of Credit will appear to the good Charectar of Depts. Pros, has
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Several not only to his honesty but to the injustice done limby Defts.
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To Prove Pros, was cruelly treated by the Deft. draging Prors.
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to Prison & Chapman tolling the Gonler Pros. had Murdered 3 Men
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upon which Pros. was lock
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