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The King<lb></lb>
agst.<lb></lb>
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On the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50888_n766-2">Joseph<lb></lb>
Williams</rs>
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For an Assault</p>
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of Thames Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50888_geo225">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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the above Named Defendant Maketh Oath<lb></lb>
that he was Indicted in May Sessions last and the same<lb></lb>
Sessions put in Bail in Court but before the last Sessions<lb></lb>
Defendant was ordered to go on Board several Tobacco<lb></lb>
Ships on Duty by order of the Commissioners of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50888_geo226">Custom<lb></lb>
House</rs>
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and therefore could Not by any Means give<lb></lb>
Notice of Trial in Time<del>and therefore</del>
and the Recognizance<lb></lb>
became forfeited and this Deponent further saith that<lb></lb>
since the last Sessions he has heard of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50888_n767-3">John Hart</rs>
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who is a very Material<lb></lb>
Witness for him and who is now on Duty at a very<lb></lb>
Great Distance from London and is Not able to be Present at the<lb></lb>
Trial this Sessions but this Deponent lastly<lb></lb>
saith he shall be able to procure the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50888_n767-4">John<lb></lb>
Hart</rs>
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against the Next Sessions in case this Honourable <lb></lb>
Court will be pleased to Respite his Recognizance till<lb></lb>
the Next Sessions</p>
<p n="768">Sworn in Court this 10th. day of Sepr. 1793<lb></lb>
Hall</p>
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