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the Prosecutor of the
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abovenamed Prisoners Maketh Oath and Saith that he did attend this Honourable
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Court all Day Wednesday the first Day of this present Session and likewise all
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Day Thursday from nine of the Clock in the Morning until past Eight of the
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Clock in the Evening of the same Day And this Deponent not having had any
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for want of such Refreshment and being Informed by some Persons then in
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abovenamed Prisoners would not come on to be Tryed that Night where upon
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this Deponent quitted the said Court and did not returns again that
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Evening by reason of the Information he had before received in Court as
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aforesaid and about half an Hour past seven the next Morning (one
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this Deponents Witness on the said Indictments against the
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above Prisoners) to this Deponents great Surprise Informed this Deponent.
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that the said Prisoners had been tried the over Night and for Want of this
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Deponents Appearance to prosecute were severally Acquitted And this
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Deponent further saith had he suspected that the Tryal of the abovenamed
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after having received some Refreshment And this Deponent on his Oath
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possitively Saith that it was then his firm Resolution when this Deponent
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quitted the Court Thursday Evening to have prosecuted the abovenamed
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Prisoners for the Felony whereof they then stood Indicted and would have
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so done had not this Deponent been Misled by the Information he had
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before received in Court as aforesaid And that this Deponent did not
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desert the Prosecution of the abovenamed Prisoners or either of them out
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of any favour or affection towards them or either of them any other
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City London this 10th. day of
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Septr. 1768}
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By the Court
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