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April Session 1786</p>
<p n="623">The King<lb></lb>
agt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n623-1">Ann Barnett</rs>
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On the Prosa. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n623-2">Robert Whitaker</rs>
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for felony</p>
<p n="624">Att. of prosa. and Witness</p>
<p n="625"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n625-1">Robert Whitaker</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo269">workhouse Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo270">Saffron Hill</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo271">Parish of St. Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ138">Green Grocer</rs>
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firstly make the<lb></lb>
Oath and Saith that about three Weeks before Febry. Session he gave Charges<lb></lb>
to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n625-2">Douglas Nice</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ139">Headgh.</rs>
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of the said Desr. for shall a He ass his property<lb></lb>
which said Deft. was Conveyed before Mr. Justice Conant when he the said<lb></lb>
Prosr. was from and upon his Testimony the Deft. was committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo272">New<lb></lb>
Prison</rs>
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for Trial at the ensuing. Session being Febry. Session 1786. and was<lb></lb>
bound in a Recoged. to prosecuted the said Deft. by Mr. Justice Conant as aforesaid</p>
<p n="626">And further upon his Oath Saith that at<lb></lb>
the time he was so to appear at the said Session he was so Closely confined in Bed<lb></lb>
Room for upward of a for might afterward. And further saith that had he<lb></lb>
not been prevented by such illness, it is sole intention to<del>app</del>
have<lb></lb>
appeared and prosecuted</p>
<p n="627"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo273">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n627-1">Willm. Parker</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n627-2">Benjamin Smith</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n627-3">William Downes</rs>
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& <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo274">Shapes Alley</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo275">Parish of St. Sepulture</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ140">Butchers</rs>
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Jointly and separately Maketh Oath and faith that they appeared<lb></lb>
at the Court of Session in Febry 1786. in order to give Evidce. upon the<lb></lb>
Indict (as any was preferred) when they were informed they need<lb></lb>
not attend without the Prosx. (and if they did) as bill could be obtained<lb></lb>
without the prosecutor's attendance, and being total strangers of the<lb></lb>
Practice of the Court, which away in Conseqse. of such answer</p>
<p n="628">And further upon this Oaths Saith<lb></lb>
they were found in a Recog. before Mr. Justice and as aforesaid<lb></lb>
to give Evidce. upon the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ141">Indictr</rs>
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. and that they had no other reason<lb></lb>
or design of any sort whatever but to have given Evidce. had not the<lb></lb>
have been so informed</p>
<p n="629"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n629-1">Robert<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Whitaker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n629-2">Benjamin Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n629-3">Wm Parker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n629-4">Wm Downs</rs>
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<p n="630">Swom in Court this 28th. day<lb></lb>
April 1786<lb></lb>
Hall}</p>
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