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<p n="65">The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n65-1">John Ramsbottom</rs>
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on the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n65-2">Martha Read</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65459_occ21">Spinster</rs>
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for an assault</p>
<p n="66"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n66-1">John Ramsbottom</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65459_geo27">Jurton Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65459_geo28">parish of Saint John the<lb></lb>
Evangelist</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65459_geo29">Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65459_geo30">County of Middlesex</rs>
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maketh Oath that he this Deponent did on the ninth<lb></lb>
day of this Instant October Enquire of Mrs Lovett of Turton<lb></lb>
Street whether the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n66-2">Martha Read</rs>
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lodged at her House<lb></lb>
bring her last place of Abode in Order to have served the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n66-3">Martha Read</rs>
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with Notice<lb></lb>
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in Writing to have pleaded and Taken my Tryal at<lb></lb>
this present Sessions held at the Court House in and for<lb></lb>
the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65459_geo31">Westminster</rs>
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, on the Indictment<lb></lb>
found against me by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n66-4">Martha Read</rs>
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And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that the said Mrs. Lovett did on<lb></lb>
the said ninth day of October Instant acquaint this Deponent<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n66-6">Martha Read</rs>
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had left her Lodgings and<lb></lb>
Cou'd not tell this Deponent where the said Martha<lb></lb>
Read was gone to Lodge or Cou'd give any Account where<lb></lb>
the was gone to Live,</p>
<p n="67">Sworn in Court<lb></lb>
this 19th. Octr. 1753</p>
<p n="68">Forbes</p>
<p n="69"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65459_n69-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Ramsbottom</rs>
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his mark</p>
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