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and shall not depart thence without the leave of the said Court, then the above recognizance to be void, or
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in the said county, the day and year first above written.

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before me.

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                    <text>����INT'-E NAMEOFTHECOMMON-NEALTH
OFVIRGINIA.
TOTHESHERIFFOFROCKINGHAM
COUNTY--GREETING:
You, are hereby commanded

to su,m1non

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per. ons of tlw County of

Roclcin_gham, to be taken from n list fnrnished

by the ,Tiulge of the Cou,nty Cou,rt of Rock

in_gha,n, resid in_g renwte from, the plrtce where the offence is charged to hnve been coinniitted, and qu,alified in a11 other res7Jerts, to se1Te as Jurors.

to nttend .,-,,1,,d
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there the names of said- per.son., and this writ.
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��INTHENAMEOFTHEOOM1-ONYlEALTH
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persons of lhe Gowdy

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the µlrwe where the offence is chnrgetl to hnue been com,mittecl, nncl in othe1· respecl8
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by the Jjtd;Je

ef tlu; County Crnirt of Rock

the place u;hc1·P the oft'enee is rhargecl to have been eorn1nit-

in cdl other 1·es7H!cts, to serN

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Aud ltai•e t/1en aud tltere this

,✓/71-it.

Court, at tile Court-House,

t/ie

......., 189 'Z,andintlle
, Clerk.
Form 68-Rerlin.

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