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<p n="4017">Jury's return into Court he this Deponent did Again Apply to<lb></lb>
the Clerk of the Arraigns for the purpose aforesaid who informed<lb></lb>
this Deponent that as this Deponent had<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Mist the<lb></lb>
Oppertunity to have the said Prisoners Tryed in their Turn<lb></lb>
he did not apprehend the Tryal of the said prisoners would<lb></lb>
come on that Night but that this Deponent must Attend or<lb></lb>
words to that Effect and this Deponent did Accordingly Attend<lb></lb>
this Honorable Court Until about Seven of the Clock in the Evening<lb></lb>
of that day when he this Deponent again intreated the said<lb></lb>
Clerk of the Arraigns to bring on the said Tyal and at the same<lb></lb>
time informed him that if the said Prisoners Tryal did not come<lb></lb>
on that Evening he this Deponent could not be Able to Attend<lb></lb>
on the next day being obliged to go a Journey to Ferry Bridge in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1660">Yorkshire</rs>
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on Business which this Deponent could not avoid<lb></lb>
without the greatest in convenience And this Deponent Saith<lb></lb>
that the Tryal of the said Prisoners not coming on that Evening<lb></lb>
he this Deponent did the next Morning being Saturday Setout<lb></lb>
on his said Journey and did not return Until the Tuesday<lb></lb>
following when this Deponent was informed the said Session was<lb></lb>
over and that the said Prisoners word Acquitted for want of Evidence<lb></lb>
And this Deponent Saith That he did not Neglect to Attend to<lb></lb>
Prosecute the said Prisoners through any favor or Affection<lb></lb>
toward the said prisoners or to Screen the said prisoners from<lb></lb>
Justice or by or through any gain or Reward or the hope or<lb></lb>
promise thereof but that he this Deponent would have Staid <lb></lb>
in Town and appeared prosecuted and given his Evidence against the<lb></lb>
said Prisoners (as he was allways ready and willing to do) if this<lb></lb>
Deponent had not been under the Absolute Necessity of going his said<lb></lb>
Journey to Ferry Bridge aforesaid and that such his Neglect was not<lb></lb>
by or through any other View Motive or inducement whatsoever.</p>
<p n="4018">Sown at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1661">Justice Hall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Old Daily<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date230">22d. day of October 1772</rs>
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}</p>
<p n="4019">By the Court</p>
<p n="4020"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n4020-1">Andrew Grant</rs>
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