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on the<lb></lb>
Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1697-3">Jonathan Hurst</rs>
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Defendant in the above Prosecution and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1698-2">Thomas Breese</rs>
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of Laurence Poultney Lane London <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ273">Poulterer</rs>
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Severally Make Oath and Say and first this Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1698-3">Robert<lb></lb>
Johnston</rs>
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for himself Saith That Captain <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1698-4">George Smyth</rs>
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of the <lb></lb>
fifty Second Regiment of Foot on the Irish Establishment<lb></lb>
is a very Material Witness for this Deponent on the above Prosecution<lb></lb>
and without whose Testimony this Deponent cannot Safely<lb></lb>
Proceed to Tryal thereon and this Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1698-5">Robert Johnston</rs>
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further Says that he hath caused the most diligent Search<lb></lb>
and Enquiry to be made for the said Captain Smyth at the <lb></lb>
Golden Cross Inn and at the Rummer Tavern at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo691">Charing<lb></lb>
Cross</rs>
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where the said Captain Smyth Lodges or frequents<lb></lb>
in Order that he might be Subpena'd to give Evidence for this<lb></lb>
Deponent on the Tryal of this Indictment but hath not<lb></lb>
been Able so to do by the next Session and this Deponent<lb></lb>
Saith he is Informed by the person who made such Enquiry<lb></lb>
that the said Captain Smyth went out of Town in a Post<lb></lb>
Chaise on or about Monday last on a Visit into the Country<lb></lb>
but to what part the said person could not find out but<lb></lb>
was Informed by the person at the Golden Cross Inn that<lb></lb>
he would return to London in about a weeks time & Dept. was since Informed he used to Bath<lb></lb>
which Information this Deponent verily believes to be<lb></lb>
true And this Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1698-6">Thomas Breese</rs>
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for himself Saith<lb></lb>
that by the desire of the said Defendant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1698-7">Robert Johnston</rs>
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he this Deponent did yesterday make the most diligent<lb></lb>
Search and Enquiry for the said Captain Smyth at the<lb></lb>
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and at the Rummer Tavern at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo693">Charing<lb></lb>
Cross</rs>
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at which places the said Captain Smyth Usually<lb></lb>
frequents and was there Informed that the said<lb></lb>
Captain Smith</p>
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