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the above named Defendant maketh Oath and saith that standing
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Indicted at the last Session of the Peace holden in the Month of October
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last this Deponent appeared and pleaded to the same Indictment and
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put in Good Bail to try his Traverse thereon which he intended to do
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at this present Session and relied upon his Bail to assist him in
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bringing on the Trial this Deponent being totally ignorant of what
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was necessary to be done for that purpose And this Deponent further
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saith that through the ignorance of this Deponent and his Bail he this
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Deponent neglected to give Notice of Trial in due time for this Session but
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this Deponent by the direction of his Bail on Saturday the sixth day
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of December instant caused a Notice to be served on the abovenamed
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Prosecutrix at his own Expence) that this Deponent would appear
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that he was willing to wait on Deponent at any time when he
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pleased whereby this Deponent understood that he thereby
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for the prosecution had obtained an order to
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estreat the Recognizance of this Deponent and his Bail And
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