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severally make Oath and
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say and first this Deponent
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That being Indicted in last Tanceary Sessions he this Deponent Prepared
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himself with a Brief and Sup
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James Leake
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John Hughes
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his Two Witnesses to give their Testimony in his behalf and was in every
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respect ready to receive his Trial last SessionsThis Deponent Saith that
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by some means or other the Prosecutor caused this Deponents Fine to
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be put of the last Sessions This Deponent Saith that the
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Atendance of his Friends and Witnesses that Session put this Deponent
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to a considerable Expence This Deponent saith that on the twenty Second
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day of April
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Justice he sent the above named
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to
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desire the Attendance of his Witnesses this Sessions in this Hanourable
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Court and was informed by the said
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that they
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the said Leake and Hughes went to the City of
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in the Kingdom of
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about three Weeks ago which this Deponent believes to be true
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for this reason he this Deponent sent his Wife on Tuesday the Twenty
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fifth Instant to enquire after them and was informed by her that they were
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not returnedThe Deponent
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John Price
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for himself saith that
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he being sent by the Deponent Girffiths on the twenty Second Instt. made
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strict search and dillgent Enquiry to find out the said
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in order to desire their Attendance this Sessions in this Honourable Court
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and was informed that about three weeks ago they went about some Particular
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Business to the City of Dubbin in the Kingdom of Ireland and were expected
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home in a few days This Deponent
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Edward Griffiths
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saith That as the said
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Leake and Hyghes are not yet returned without whose testimony he cannot
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with any Kind of safety go to Trial this Session He this Deponent begs
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for the Reasons aforesaid that Your Lordship Will be pleased to part off
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his Trial untill the next when he hopes to be Sufficiently prepared to
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make that Defence which become are honest young Man as he most
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Islemerly
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