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On an Indictment at the Prosecution of<lb></lb>
Mary the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65481_occ31">Wife</rs>
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of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n108-2">Robert Bowden</rs>
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for a Common Assault</p>
<p n="109"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n109-1">Robert Mason</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65481_geo59">Three Angus Court Chancery Lane</rs>
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for the Defendant in this Cause Maketh Oath and saith That he this<lb></lb>
Deponent Pursuant to the Annexed Order of this Honourable<lb></lb>
Court did on Wednesday last the Eleventh day of this<lb></lb>
Instant April Serve one Mrs: Holtom who keeps a<lb></lb>
Chandlers Shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65481_geo60">Dukes Court Bow Street Covent Garden</rs>
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with a true Copy of the said Annexed Order of Court and<lb></lb>
likewise with a true Copy of the Annexed Notice of<lb></lb>
Trial by tendering each of them to her (and on her refusing<lb></lb>
to take them) laying them before her on a Table in the Parlour<lb></lb>
be hand her Shop and at the same time Acquainted her<lb></lb>
with the Contents of each of them And at the same<lb></lb>
time Inquired of the said Mrs: Holtom if she had seen<lb></lb>
<del>the said</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n109-2">Mary Bowden</rs>
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the Prosecutrix in this Cause<lb></lb>
since Monday Morning last who said She had not<lb></lb>
but Acknowledged to this Depont. as she did last Monday<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n109-3">Mary Bowden</rs>
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Lodged with her the said Mrs.<lb></lb>
Holtom And this Deponent further Saith that Yesterday<lb></lb>
Evening between the hours of Seven and Eight he this<lb></lb>
Deponent did call at the said Mrs. Holtoms and Enquired<lb></lb>
of her if she had seen the said Mrs. Bowden who told<lb></lb>
this Deponent she had Seen her Yesterday Morning and<lb></lb>
had Acquainted her that the above mentioned Copies of the<lb></lb>
Annexed Order and Notice of Trial were left there with<lb></lb>
her but that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n109-4">Mary Bowden</rs>
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refused to take them or<lb></lb>
Words to that effect</p>
<p n="110">Sworn in Court at New <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65481_geo61">Guildhall</rs>
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the 14th. of April 1770}</p>
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