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The King against
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Several Indictment for Forgery
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maketh Oath that
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One
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George Brown
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a Half pay Lieutenant is a material
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and necessary Witness on the Behalf of this Defendant on
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the several Indictment found against this Defendant and
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Without the Benefit of Whose Testimony this Defendant cannot
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Safely proceed to the Tryal of the said Indictments or either
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of them And this Defendant saith that he hath been
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now is and for some Time last past hath been in or
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near the
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County of Cornwall
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, but in what particular
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Part this Defendant hath not been able to find out and
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discover although he hath caused several Inquiries to
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be made at the Places where it was most likely to hear
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And be informed of the said
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for that
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Purpose And therefore this Defendant apprehends
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that he shall be deprived of the Benefit of the Testimony
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of the said
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in Case the Tryal of this Defendant
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on any or either of the said Indictments shall come on at
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this present Sessions And this Defendant further saith
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that the hopes and verily believes he shall be able to
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find out the said
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before the next Sessions
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so as to be able to Subpona him and procure him to appear
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as a Witness for this Defendant at the next Sessions
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on the Tryal of the said Indictments
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Wm. Thornhill
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Sworn at Justice Hall in
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the
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2d. July 1766
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By the Court
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