Middlesex

The King on the Prosecution of Ann
Heard< no role > Widow .
against
James Rider< no role > and William Scott< no role >

George Cater< no role > of the Borough of Southwark in the
County of Surrey Gentleman Maketh Oath, That the
said Defendants having been indicted for a forcible
Entry did at the last September Sessions appear
and plead thereto Not Guilty and thereupon
Entered into the Usual Recognizance to traverse the
same And This Deponent further Saith, that
he having advised the said Defendants to make
use of the interval of time between such pleading
and going to Tryal in their Endeavour to
compromise with the Prosecutor, directed the said
Defendants in Case of failure in such Endeavours
to apprize this Deponent thereof in time sufficient
to give Notice of Trial, to bespeak the Venire,
and to Subpana the Witnesses And This
Deponent further Saith That the said Defendants
living at Hanwell , he never saw or heard from
them since their having so pleaded to the said
Indictment until Saturday last, by which
Silence he this Deponent concluded, that the said
Indictment had been compromised, but to his
Surprize found it was not by a Letter which he
this Deponent received from a Friend of the said