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Ribbon Weaver and
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Merchant two of the Assignea of the Estate and Effects of
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the said
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Samuel Wilson
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, Thomas Hicklin of
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London Silk Merchant
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William Thompson
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Street London, Hosier and
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Benjamin Brockhurst
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London Merchant each of them speaking for himself
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severally make Oath as follows And first these Deponents
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Dibbs, Hicklin, Thompson and Brockhurst for themselves
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severally say That these Deponents did together with One
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Sarah Barnes
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Richard Curtis
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an Affidavit
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in this Court at the last Session held at the
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setting forth their reasons for believing that Barbara
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Wilson a Material Witness Bound over to give Evidence
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against
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Samuel Wilson
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at the prosecution of
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the Deponent
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Thomas Dibbs
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had been spirited away and was
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then kept concealed by the Agent of the said
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Samuel Wilson
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And these Deponents Dibbs, Warne, Hicklin, Thompson and
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Brockhurst severally say that since the said last Sessions
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they these Deponents have by themselves or their Agents used
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this best endeavours to find out the said Barbara Wilson or
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to learn where she is and have for that purpose caused an
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Advertisement to be inserted repeatedly in the Daily papers
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a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed since which they have
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Discovered some Evidence touching the manner of the said Barbara
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Wilsons going away which is contained in the Affidavit of
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Mary
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Dowland
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intended to be produced herewith And have also enquired
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or caused enquirys to be made in every part of the
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City of
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London
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and the Neighborhood thereof where these Deponents
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