Trip 532 of 5200 collection book49
By the lard the judge must have been in the terrors of cuckoldombook25 to influence the decision and the jury a mere herd of horned beasts to bring in such a barbarous verdict. The best thing you can do is to take out writs for apprehending him in the counties of Middlesex Surrey Kent and Essex and I shall put them in the hands of trusty and diligent officers who will soon ferret him out of his lurking place provided he skulks within ten miles of the bills of mortality. I am sorry you have involved your character and fortune in such a disagreeable affair and am Sir yours etc. . If you refuse your assistance in detaining him I will make immediate application to one of the secretaries of. After he had waited five hours in the most racking impatience he saw the attorney enter with all the marks of hurry fatigue and consternation and heard him exclaim Good God have you seen the gentleman Fathom found his fears realised in this interrogation to which he answered in a tone of horror and dismay What gentleman I suppose I am robbed.
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