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The King against
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Hugh Morgan
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or an Indictment for Perjury
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John Wigley
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the Prosecutor in this Cause maketh Oath that
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the Deft having given Notice last February Sessions for trying
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this Indictment he the Same Sessions obtained an Order for
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putting of the tryall to the next Sessions addal the next
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Sessions the Deft. gave notice of Tryall but did not
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Surrender in lane and thereupon the Court was pleased to
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order his Recognizance to be estreated But on his
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application afterwards the Court was pleased to respit his
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Recognizance untill this present Sessions upon his
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payment of Capt But the Defend never drew up the Said
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Order he had to obtained but the Same was draw up
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at this Depts. expence & on this Depts. Sollicitation the
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Costs were taxes but the Deft. did not pay the Said Costs
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untill this Morning as this Dept. was coming to Court altho this dept hath caused he Same to be demanded
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of the Deft. and this Dept Saith that he hath been
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putt to more than ordinary expence & trouble in the
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prosecution of this matter occationed by the Defts delays
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he this Dept. having from time to time attended with eighteen
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witnesses necessary as this Dept is informed & beleives
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for the tryall of this Cause One of which Witnesses is a
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Gentlewoman who this Dept at Great expence brought
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from Bath and the being
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eldy & unfitt for travelling
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lie this Dept hath Dept her in town ever Since February
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Sessions for the purpose of her Evidence in this Cause And
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this Dept. Saith that the Deft. gave notice of motion this Sessions to put of this tryall and this Dept
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attended with his Councell
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to oppose the Sd Motion
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the said Motion was not made nor a
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Countermand given untill after time appointed was over
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Sworn in Court at Justicehall in the
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Old Bailey in the
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burks of the City
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of London the
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12th day of June 1736
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By the Court
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