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<p n="107">The King, on the prosecution of The<lb></lb>
Governor and Company of the Bank of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo169">England</rs>
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against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n107-1">Joseph Dunbar</rs>
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</p>
<p n="108"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-1">John Acton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo170">Swithins Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo171">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ91">Esquire</rs>
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the Sollicitor<lb></lb>
for the Governor and Company of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo172">Bank of England</rs>
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maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and saith That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-2">Mathew Bryan</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ92">Esquire</rs>
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an eminent <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ93">Merchant</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo174">Flanders</rs>
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was the means of detecting the Forgery<lb></lb>
of sundry Notes purporting to be the Notes of the said Governor<lb></lb>
and Company called Bank Notes, for Foring of which Notes<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ94">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-3">Joseph Dunbar</rs>
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now stands charged And this<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ95">Deponent</rs>
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further saith that by the Orders of the Governor and<lb></lb>
Directors of the Bank this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ96">Deponent</rs>
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has been at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo175">Bruges</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
purpose of Investigating the business and Saith he received from<lb></lb>
the hands of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-4">Mathew Bryan</rs>
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the Note for Forging<lb></lb>
which the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ97">prisoner</rs>
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now stands Indicted, and also sundry other<lb></lb>
Forged Notes from the hands of the Magistrates there and this<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ98">Deponent</rs>
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further saith that he left <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo176">Bruges</rs>
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on Saturday the third<lb></lb>
day of April Instant when the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-5">Mathew Bryan</rs>
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promised<lb></lb>
to be in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo177">London</rs>
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in order to give Evidence against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-9">Joseph<lb></lb>
Dunbar</rs>
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and others on or before the Twentieth day of this instant<lb></lb>
April, but he is not yet Arcived And this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ99">Deponent</rs>
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saith that he<lb></lb>
verily believes the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-7">Mathew Bryan</rs>
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is detained by contrary<lb></lb>
winds, or by some other unavoidable accident, prevented from<lb></lb>
being in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo178">London</rs>
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before this time according to his promise And<lb></lb>
this <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo179">Deponent</rs>
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further saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n108-8">Mathew Bryan</rs>
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is a<lb></lb>
material and absolutely necessary Witness on the part of the<lb></lb>
prosecution and without whose Testimony the Bank cannot<lb></lb>
safely proceed to Trial against the prisoner And Lastly<lb></lb>
this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ100">Deponent</rs>
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saith that he has no doubt of the said Mathew</p>
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