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<p n="755">The King<lb></lb>
agst<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n755-1">Baynham Godfrey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Indicted by the Name<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n755-2">Benjamin Godfrey</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
For a Felony</p>
<p n="756"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n756-1">John Canfield</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo389">Saint Johns Street</rs>
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in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo390">parish of<lb></lb>
Saint James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo391">County of Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45022_occ147">Vintner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Maketh Oath And Saith That he did in pursuance to<lb></lb>
the directions of ye above named Deft. go yesterday to ye House<lb></lb>
of Messrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n756-2">John Russell</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n756-3">John White</rs>
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both of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo392">Bishopsgate Street without</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45022_occ148">Smiths</rs>
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and partners<lb></lb>
to Subpena them on the Defts Triall they both being<lb></lb>
Very Materiall Evidences for the Deft. And this Depont.<lb></lb>
was yesterday Informed at the House of ye sd Messrs<lb></lb>
White That they were both gone to Birmingham<lb></lb>
As this Depont. was Informed and beles to be true<lb></lb>
from the Information he received from the Servt.<lb></lb>
of ye sd Messrs. Smith<obscured></obscured>
than at their Sd House in<lb></lb>
Bishopsgate Street aforesaid And this Depont. further<lb></lb>
Says that he Informed the above Deft. thereof who<lb></lb>
told this Depont. they ye sd. Messrs. Russell and white<lb></lb>
were both Materiall Witnesses for him ye sd Deft<lb></lb>
and without the Benefitt of their Testmony he<lb></lb>
cod not be Safe in proceeding to the Tryall on<lb></lb>
the Indictmts found Against him which this<lb></lb>
Deponts. Verily believes to be true</p>
<p n="757">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo393">Justice Hall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45022_geo394">Old Bailey</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45022_date133">16th<lb></lb>
day of Febry 1774</rs>
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<p n="758"> <del>Fred Nall<lb></lb>
Mayor</del>
<lb></lb>
By the Court</p>
<p n="759"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45022_n759-1">John Cranfield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<del>Banham Godfrey</del>
</p>
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