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of ye Poultrey London Linnen draper on oath saith that about<lb></lb>
the Twenty Seventh day of Aprill last this Depont. caused an Indictment to be<lb></lb>
preferred and found by the Grant Jury agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-2">Morgan Whitley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-12">Daniel Peck</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-3">Phillip Peck</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-4">Priscilla Whitley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-5">Thomas Pulford</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-6">Joseph Holden</rs>
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for fraudulently contriveing<lb></lb>
a Bill of Exchange Dated the thirtieth day of September one thousand Seven<lb></lb>
hundred & thirteen subscribed with the name of Matthew Trevor for payment of<lb></lb>
One hundred & Ten pounds at thirty days sight to Mr Williams or order and<lb></lb>
counterfeiting the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-7">John Williams</rs>
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upon the back of ye said bill whereby<lb></lb>
they cheated this Depont. of One hundred and Ten pounds And this Depont. was<lb></lb>
never informed that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-8">Phillip Peck</rs>
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had appeared unto the said Indictmt<lb></lb>
till Monday last & not before at which day this Depont. reced a notice that<lb></lb>
the said Phillip Peck intended to try his Traverse on friday ye fourteenth<lb></lb>
instant which notice much surprized this Depont. who imediately thereupon<lb></lb>
inquired for Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-9">John Anthony</rs>
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of Harlow in the county of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Merieoneth<lb></lb>
& hath been credibly informed & verily beleives that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-10">John Anthony</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is now there or in some part of Shropshire and also this Depont. saith that ye<lb></lb>
Sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n454-11">John Anthony</rs>
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is a materiall Wittness agt. the said Defendt on the said<lb></lb>
Indictmt. & that this Depont. cannot possibly by any meanes gett the said<lb></lb>
Anthony to be present at the said time of tryall and verily beleives the<lb></lb>
said Anthony can prove the said bill and indorsemt. thereon to be forged<lb></lb>
and that he hath done his utmost endeavour to have the said Anthony here</p>
<p n="455">Jurat decimo quarto die Octr. 1715<lb></lb>
<del>coram me</del>
in Cur</p>
<p n="456"> <del>Jur in Cur</del>
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<p n="457"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n457-1">John Harkness</rs>
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