The King
agt.
John Carter< no role > and
James Clarke< no role > }
on the Prosecution of John Gray< no role >
or others.

John Carter< no role > of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in
the County of Middlesex Undertaker and James Clarke< no role > of
the same Undertaker the above named Defendants and
William Holmes< no role > of Shoreditch aforesaid Plumber and
James Olivers< no role > of the same place Baker Bail for the said
Defendants Severally make Oath and say And first these
Deponents the said John Carter< no role > and James Clarke< no role > for
themselves say that being some Time since taken upon
a Warrant they found Bail thereto and was informed by
the Justice David Wilmot< no role > Esqr. by whom such Bail were taken
that they must appear at Hicks Hall the first Day of July
then next ensuing And there Deponents further say that
being totally ignorant' of Business of this kind they
considered that all they were to do was that of personally
appearing according to the said Justices Direction and
therefore gave no Notice of Tryal as they have been
since informed by their Attorney they ought to have done
And these Deponents further Say that the Supposed
Nuisance for which the sd Indictments are preferred
has been long since removed and these Deponents are
willing and will be prepared to go to Tryal the ensuing
Session the Delay which has already occurred proceeding
only from these Deponents Ignorance and from no other
Cause whatever.

Sworn in open Court at
Hicks Hall in the County of
Middx the 3d Day of July
1772}

Hall

John Carter< no role >
James Clark< no role >
William Holmes< no role >
James Chivers< no role >