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When these Deponts were informed that their Recognizances were
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estreated by Reason that ye said Indictmt, was not discharged & that
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they had forfeited & mast pay yeseveral Sumes of money in, which,
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they had severally become bound as aforesd. Unless they Could procure
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ye said Indictmts in due Course of Law to be discharged And this
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Depont.
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John Cooke
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for himself saith, that some time after he had
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enterd into Recognizance as aforesd. ye. said
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Moses Peters
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Mett & told
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this Depont. That he had withdrawn ye. Recognizances & said that
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this Depont ought to give him, something for it & he demanding
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half a Crown & a Bottle of wine which, this Deponts. readily and
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willingly gave him, And these Deponts.
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James Bradley
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jointly & severally further say that (after Notice to them, of
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their Recognizances being estreated & being advised as aforesaid)
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they these Deponts. inquired after ye. said
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Moses Peters
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to have known
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of him how it so happend But he having some time before that
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absconded these Deponts. cannot come at ye Speech of him, But they
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having heard that ye. said Bassett ye prosecutor was a Seafareing
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person, & having received some flight Intelligence that several
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person, of ye Name of Bassett lived near Executiom Dock in Wapping
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these Deponts. on ye. sixteenth Day of this instant August went Thither
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And upon inquiring at diverse places & of diverse Inhabitants
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there & thereabouts could not hear of any of that Name But at last
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happen'd to meet with A person who informed these Deponts that
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he had known one
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Henry Bassett
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A
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Sea fareing person
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, who had
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formerly lodged at ye. House of one Mr. Negus a Cooper in
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Brewe house Lane Wapping
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whither these Depont. being conducted
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by A Boy went directly And on discourse with Mr. Negus ye. said
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who had lodged there appear'd to be ye prosecutor of
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ye. said Indictmt. And ye. rather for that ye. said Mrs. Negus told
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these Deponts. that She had heard ye. said Bassett speak of One
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Sage A Coach-man whom he had indicted for an Assault And,
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further told these Deponts. that ye. said Lammas (who at the
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said Bassett's Request had served ye. said Warant upon the
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Defendt Sage) lived but a little way from thence And these
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Deponts. went to him, & he acknowledged that he (at the said
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Bassetts request & on his promise of Indempnity) had served ye
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said warant on ye said Defendt Sage But ye said Lammas say'd
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he knew nothing of ye. said Bassett otherwise than (as being A
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Sea fareing person) that he at that time lodged at ye said Mr
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Negus's & ye. said Lammas complain'd that he had not been
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handsomly used by ye. said Bassett And ye. said Mrs. Negus
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afterwards further told these Deponts. yt. ye said
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went a broad or to Sea soon after ye. Said Warant was served
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as aforesd. & at his going away said he would return in, Six
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Week's time But (to her knowledge) had not been seen or heard
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of from that time (being at least two Years) till, about a Month,
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before ye time of these Deponts inquiring after him when ( as
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she further told these Deponts.) ye. said
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Henry Bassett
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( as he
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had left Word in her Absence) had called there & taken away
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some things belonging to him, which he left & had been there
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