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Image 71 of 14617th October 1723


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Willm Munday< no role > Deftem}
Sr Two Indictmts for perjury &
one for Subornation of perjury

John Clarke< no role > the Prosecutor in these Causes and James Baker< no role > his [..]
Servant doe Severally make Oath And first this Dept Clarke Saith that the
hath Exhibited three Indictmt two for perjury and one for Subornation of Perjury
agt the Deft. Munday which are all found Ailla Vera by the Grand Jurry one
at Hickes Hall and two of the said Indictments at the Old Banley to which
the Said Dept did plead not Guilty at the last Sessions held at the Old Bayley
And this Dept Further Saith That one William White< no role > of the Inner Temple London
Gentl is a Material & the only Evidence to prove the Substance of the Fact
Charged and Contained in one of the sd Indictments for perjury Soe Exhibited agt the
Said Depot Munday And Saith that the Sd William White is like wise a [..]
Material Evidence to prove the truth of Some other Fact contained in the
other of the Said Indictments for perjury Exhibited agt Said Dept
Munday as aforesaid And this Depots further Saith that he hath been
Informed that the Said William White was Some time Since Seized with Sickness
& that thereupon he the said William White did goe into the County of
Wilts for the Recovery of his Health where (as this Dept deleivers) their
Said William White Still remaines And this Dept the rather beleives the
same to be true for that this Dept did on Tuesday the Fifteenth day of
this Instant October goe to the said William Whites Chambers in the
Temple and did likewife this day goe thither againe at both which times
this Dept was told by a person then there that the Said William White [..]
was not yet returned from the County to London And this Dept Saith that
he did on Monday last receive a Letter from the Said William White dated from
Broad Chalke 12th October 1723 which Said Broad Chalke (as Dept is Informed)
is near New Sarum in Wilsheir and the Said Letter is directed to this Dept in Which
Said Letter the said White Informers this Dept that he was Vuable to come to
London by reason of his Indisposition for which he was heartily Sorry And this
Dept saith that he did some time Since write to the Said White at Broad Chalke
aforesaid to put him in Mind to come to London in order to be Present & give Evidence
agt the Dept Munday on his tryall on the Said Indictments at the And dayley
this pesent Sessions And this Dept is advised that neither of the Said Indictment for
Perjury can Safely be tryed without haveing the Testimony of the Said William
White on the tryalls of the Same nor doth this Dept know how to procure the Said
William White to be prsent at the said Tryalls the prsent Sessions And this Dept
James baker Saith that he did are Wednesday the sixteenth day Instant Serve the
said dept Munday with a Notice in Writeing in the Words & Figures Following
(Vizt) Duns Rex n Munday Sd three Indictments two for perjury & one for
Subornation of perjury Mr. Munday take Notice that the Court at the Sessions
House at the And Bayley with be moved tomorrow at twelve of the Clock at noon
or Soe soon after as Councill can believed that the tryall of your on the three
severall Indictments Exhibited agt you two for perjury & ought Subornation of
Perjury may be deferrd till the next Sessions of our & Termoyer to be held as
the Old Bayley aforesaid The prosecutor not being able to produce William White
one of the material Evidence for the King to be Prsent this Sessions on they twall of the
said Indictments Dat 16th [..] Day 23 Yrs John Clarke prosecutor [..] Rege

Jur apd he [..] Bayler & xvij. die October Anns Dm 1723
[..]

Jno Clarke
James Baker




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