London to wit
The King against Joseph Arnold< no role > for Fellony

George Illman< no role > of St. Lenord Shorditch in the County [..]
Middlesex Victualler & Jno. Hocky< no role > of Warnwood Street
of London Mason several make Oath & first the
Deponent George Illiman< no role > for himself says that on
twenty second Day of April Last he together with the [..]
Deponent where Pound under Recognizences before [..]
Aldman Pugh to Prosecute Joseph Arnold< no role > for Matryr [..]
Iron Cron the Property of Jno. Hockly< no role > & at the Past [..]
request of the said Hockly he this Deponent waite in [..]
Gallery in order to givemythe said Jno. Hockly [..] when the Try at [..]
Expected [..] ome on & came Down at seven O Clock [..]
to inspect the Paper & found on Inspection thereof th [..]
twelve Prisoners to be Tryed before the said Joseph As [..]
a believing it was [..] Impractible to Try so many [..]
last Night to went home & return this Morn [..]
with [..] the Deponent Jno. Hockly to give Evidence against & said [..]
& it was not with any Intention his going away [..]
Wight that the Prisoner should Escape Tryal for the
Offence & Other Deponent Jno. Hockly on his Oath
that he waited in Expectation of George llliman [..]
him Notice when the Tryal was ability to come on
& that came to this Deponent House & told him [..]
so many Prisoners to try was not Practible for [..]
to come on to came this Morning with George [..]
in Order to give Evidence against the said [..]
Great Surprised to heard he had been tryed & the [..]
did not stay away that [..] the said Joseph A [..]
Escape Punishment

Sworn at the Session House in the Old Bailey
the fifth day of May 1778 }

By the Court

Geo: Illman< no role >
Jno. Hockly< no role >