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Image 35 of 23124th April 1784


Session of Oyer and Terminer
for the City of London }


The King
agt.
John King< no role > Indicted for the Crime of
Perjury.
The King
agt.
John King< no role > Indicted for the Crime of
Perjury.

John King< no role > of Dean Street Soho in the City and Liberty of Westminster and
County of Middlesex Gentleman and David Finlay< no role > of Clements Inn in the
County of Middlesex Gentleman severally make Oath and first the said John King< no role >
for him self saith that Edward Corbelt< no role > late a Clerk to this Deponent and who as this
Deponent hath been informed and believes lodged at the Dwelling House of Esther
Hemble
< no role > the Corner of Kemmings Row in Saint Martins Lane near Charing Cross in
Westminster aforesaid is a material Witness for this Deponent on the Trial of the
Indictment depending against him at the present Session of Oyer and Terminer for
the City of London for the Crime of Perjury And that without the benefit of the
Testimony of the said Edward Corbett< no role > for this Deponent on the said Trial he this
Deponent cannot with safety take his Trial on the said Indictment at this
[..] Session And this Deponent saith that on or about the Twentieth day of
February last the said Edward Corbett< no role > leftl the Service of this Deponent but continued
to reside at his Lodgings aforesaid as this Deponent hath been informed and
verily believes and this Deponent being in full hops of meeting with the said Edward
Corbett at his said Lodgings whenever it became necessary for him to attend as
a Witness for this Deponent on the said Trial on the seventh day of April ins [..]
caused a Writ of Subpena to be issued out and a Copy thereof to be made for the
purpose of being served on the said Edward Corbett< no role > to appear as a Witness for this
Deponent on the said Trial at this present Session and delivered such Subpena [..]
and Copy to the other Deponent David Finlay< no role > with directions to serve the same
on the said Edward Corbett< no role > And this Deponent the said David Finlay< no role > for himself
saith that at the request of the said other Deponent John King< no role > he this Deponent
on the eleventh day of April instant went to the said Dwelling House of the said
Esther Kemble< no role > where this Deponent informed and verily believes the said Edward
Corbett
< no role > then lodged and was to be met with and this Deponent then and there,
made enquiry for the said Edward Corbett< no role > of he said Esther Kemble in order
to serve him the said Edward Corbett< no role > with the said Subpana And this Deponent
was then and there informed by the said Esther Kemble that the said Edward
Corbett had about three weeks before the said eleventh day of April instant left
his Lodgings at the said House in order to go into Worcestershire upon some




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