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Yesterday the 11th. day of December instant and the said
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Deponent and which he verily believes to be true that the said
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or used words to that
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effect And this Deponent
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Edward Bevan
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for himself further saith that he expects and
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believes he and the said other Defendants above named will be able to procure the presence
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by the Commencement of next January Sessions and that he
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this Deponent will use his utmost Diligence for that purpose And this Deponent John
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for himself saith that on Saturday the eighth day of December instant
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he this Deponent did serve Mr. Steventon of
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who acts as
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for the prosecutor or Prosecutors of this Indictment as he this
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Deponent is informed and verily believes with a Notice in Writing in this Cause
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purporting that at the next General Session of Oyer and Terminer to be held in and for
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the
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day of December instant or so soon after as Counsel could be heard the Court would be
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moved that the Tryal of the above named Defendants might be put off until next
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January Sessions on Account of the absence of a Material Witness by delivering such Notice
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T. H. Waddell
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