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London Writer maketh Oath and
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Saith that he this Deponent and
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having become Bail for one
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's Non appearance in February last forfeit their Recognizance And this
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did sometime in the Month of
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May last as the Deponent verily believes privately depart from London which was the
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more unexpected as the said Callan did actually attend together with this Deponent at the
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Sessions Proceeding February aforesaid held for London from the Time the Court sat till it
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broke up and also on the Adjournment day following in order to take his Trial for the said
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Assault but other Business interfering on both the said Days the said Trial did not come
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one And this Deponent further Saith that he and the other
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in the
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February Sessions following not being able to learn where the said Callan then was he being
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then absent from home they came to
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conceiving he might be there in order to take
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his Tryal and they accordingly met him there when he told this Deponent that he had
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neglected to get his Witnesses ready and was not prepared for Trial and that he would
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endeavour to get it put of till another Time that said Callan then went into Court in order
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as he told this Deponent) to make Application to have the Tryal put off and Shortly after
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returned and told this Deponent and his said other Bail that he had succeeded and that
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he would take care to be in readiness against the next Sessions And this Deponent further
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saith that the said Edward Callan before the Time of his leaving London sent frequent
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Messages to this Deponent that he would compromise the Affair with the Prosecutor and
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was then about it And this Deponent Saith thatshortly after he had heard that the
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said Callan had absconded he this Deponent was informed that the said Callan was in
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Prison at Coventry upon a Charge of being one of the Coventry Gang tho' this Deponent upon
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his Oath Saith that the said Callan had carred of this Deponent upwards of Sixty Pounds
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a Year for four Years together and that he had a very good Opinion of his the said Callan's
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Honesty when he became his Bail And this Deponent saith that he this Deponent made
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Application immediately to
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and likewise wrote to Mr. Hewit Attorney at
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but he this Deponent Shortty afterwd informed by a Gentleman who recollected the said Callan
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but was unacquainted with his having run away from his Bail that he the said Gentleman
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went over to
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in the same
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with him the said Callan And this Deponent Saith
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that he has since wrote and Procured another Person to write over to Dublin to make strict
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Inquiry after the said Callan but has received as yet no certain Account in what Part of
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Dublin said Callan resides but this Deponent is using and intends to use his utmost Endeavours
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to find the said Callan in order to surrender him up to take his Tryal at the Sessions for London
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Sworn the
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at
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By the Court
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