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<p n="1357">The King<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1357-1">Edward Griffiths</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
On the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1357-2">James<lb></lb>
Hogden</rs>
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for a Felony</p>
<p n="1358">The Defendant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-1">Edward Griffiths</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-2">John Price</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1363">Fleet Lane</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ559">Gentleman</rs>
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severally make Oath and<lb></lb>
say and first this Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-3">Edward Griffiths</rs>
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for himself Saith<lb></lb>
That being Indicted in last Tanceary Sessions he this Deponent Prepared<lb></lb>
himself with a Brief and Sup<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-4">James Leake</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-5">John Hughes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
his Two Witnesses to give their Testimony in his behalf and was in every<lb></lb>
respect ready to receive his Trial last SessionsThis Deponent Saith that<lb></lb>
by some means or other the Prosecutor caused this Deponents Fine to<lb></lb>
be put of the last Sessions This Deponent Saith that the<lb></lb>
Atendance of his Friends and Witnesses that Session put this Deponent<lb></lb>
to a considerable Expence This Deponent saith that on the twenty Second<lb></lb>
day of April<del>April</del>
Justice he sent the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-6">John Price</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
desire the Attendance of his Witnesses this Sessions in this Hanourable<lb></lb>
Court and was informed by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-7">John Price</rs>
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that they<lb></lb>
the said Leake and Hughes went to the City of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1364">Dublin</rs>
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in the Kingdom of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1365">Ireland</rs>
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about three Weeks ago which this Deponent believes to be true<lb></lb>
for this reason he this Deponent sent his Wife on Tuesday the Twenty<lb></lb>
fifth Instant to enquire after them and was informed by her that they were<lb></lb>
not returnedThe Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-8">John Price</rs>
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for himself saith that<lb></lb>
he being sent by the Deponent Girffiths on the twenty Second Instt. made<lb></lb>
strict search and dillgent Enquiry to find out the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-9">James Leake</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-10">John Hughes</rs>
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in order to desire their Attendance this Sessions in this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
and was informed that about three weeks ago they went about some Particular <lb></lb>
Business to the City of Dubbin in the Kingdom of Ireland and were expected<lb></lb>
home in a few days This Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1358-11">Edward Griffiths</rs>
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saith That as the said<lb></lb>
Leake and Hyghes are not yet returned without whose testimony he cannot<lb></lb>
with any Kind of safety go to Trial this Session He this Deponent begs<lb></lb>
for the Reasons aforesaid that Your Lordship Will be pleased to part off<lb></lb>
his Trial untill the next when he hopes to be Sufficiently prepared to<lb></lb>
make that Defence which become are honest young Man as he most<lb></lb>
Islemerly</p>
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