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<p n="477">Offender<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
has long followed in and about <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50675_geo251">Hockley Hole</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Business of a House Butcher and has been a Com-<lb></lb>
mon Receiver of stoln Horses which being bought<lb></lb>
by him at the Price of a five shillings have whether<lb></lb>
sound or discafed been immediately<obscured></obscured>
on the<lb></lb>
Head. After which the process has been to feed Hoss<lb></lb>
with the Blood and Antrails and to boil the Flesh<lb></lb>
for Dog's Meat. The Stench arising from the Bus-<lb></lb>
ness has been intolerable to such a Degree that<lb></lb>
Journey men Manufacturers within reach of it have<lb></lb>
threatned to leave their Masters declaring it was<lb></lb>
impossible to stand it Prosecutions have hither to been<lb></lb>
ineftectual to restrain this horrible Nusance for<lb></lb>
as fast as the Offender has been driver from one<lb></lb>
place he has be taken himself to another: The last<lb></lb>
he was settled is was or Saffron Hile a very to-<lb></lb>
pulous Neighbourhood where during the Dog Days<lb></lb>
the Number of Horses slaughtered in this Manner<lb></lb>
was not to be counted and the Fear of a cunta-<lb></lb>
givn drove the Inhabitants to the Nice<obscured></obscured>
of this<lb></lb>
Prosecution which the Offender pluded as long as<lb></lb>
he was able. A Stop it is true is thereby put to<lb></lb>
this Evil but should the Offender be suffered to<lb></lb>
regain his Liberty there is not the least Doubt<lb></lb>
but he will<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
resume his Trade which he</p>
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