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Image 352 of 4662nd October 1786


London Ss.

The King
[..]
George Crossley< no role >

For Perjury

William Priddle< no role > the Sollr for John Snelling< no role > the
Prosecutor of this Indt Maketh Oath That the Trial
of the said George Crossley< no role > being as this Dept. understands
and believed Appointment for this Morning He this Dept. at a very
Considerable expence prepare for the said Trial on behalf of the
Prosecutor and Spad many Witnesses to support the same

And this Deponent further saith that he met the said
John Snelling< no role > in Westminster Hall on In day Morning last by Appointment
to consult and Agree upon the Matters of such intended Tryal when
this Dept. desired the said John snelling< no role > to go and [..] with this
Dept. to Consult further thereon upon which the said John
Snelling told this Dept. that he had an appointment. to meet
one Abbott a Butcher at Toms Coffe House on other Business
at Two of the Clock the same Day and that in the Evening
he would wait upon this Dept. But this Dept. saith that
immediately upon his mentioning the name of Abbott the
Butcher and Toms Coffee House this Dept informed him that
Abbott was an Intimate of and Bail for Crossley and that
Toms Coffee house was his House of General Resort and
the Master of it his particu [..] Friend and that this
Deponent suspected that the appointment to meet him
them was a Continuance to Frapain him to [..]
crossley




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