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an Assault and false Imprisonment.
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James Ribbons
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London
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Oath and first the said
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Christopher Brown
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Situate near the Wheatsheaf
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near
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where the said Prosecutor resides as this Deponent is informed and
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believes in order to serve the said
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Christopher Brown
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with the Notice
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here to annexed when he saw a Person whom he believes to be the said
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Christopher Browns
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Mother
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within but she would call her Husband and that presently the said
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Prosecutors Father came to the Door who upon being told by this deponent
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he had a Notice for his Son say'd he knew nothing about his Son and
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immediately shut the Door in this Deponents Face And this Deponent
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previous to his going to the House inquired at several Publick Houses in
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the neighbourrhood for the said
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Christopher Brown
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in order to serve him
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with the said notice without Effect And this Deponent
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John Challenor
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Hay Market
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for the purpose of serving the said
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Christopher Brown
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the So with the said notice and shewed and read the same to the said
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Christopher Browns Father when the said Mr. Brown told this Deponent
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that his said Son was at
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Aylesbury
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and would return in about ten Day
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or a fortnight and this Deponent on the same Day inquired of a Person in
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the Neighbourhood after the said
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Christopher Brown
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who told this Deponent
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that he was out of the way on Account of some Law Suit And this
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Deponent
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Robert Goldspring
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for himself saith that on Wednesday last he
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went to several Publick Houses in the Neighbourhood which the said
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Christopher Brown
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attends as this Deponent hath been informed and
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beleives to inquire for the said
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Christopher Brown
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"LMSMPS50879_n724-13"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Christopher"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_n724-13"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Brown"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_n724-13"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
in Order to serve him
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
with the said Notice but could not find the said
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50879_n724-14"
>
Christopher Brown
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_n724-14"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Christopher"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_n724-14"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Brown"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_n724-14"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
at either
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of them whereupon this Deponent on the same Wednesday went to the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
House fo Messr. Fletcher and Nicholls in
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50879_geo242"
>
Gerrard Street
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_geo242"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Gerrard Street"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_geo242"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50879_geo243"
>
Soho
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_geo243"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Soho"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_geo243"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50879_occ142"
>
Solicitors
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50879_occ142"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Solicitors"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
for the Prosecutors in this Cause and left true Copy of the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
notice there And this Deponent called again on the same Day when
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
he saw Mr. Fletcher and desired to know whether he would accept such
</
p
>
</
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>
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