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May Sessions 1784}</note>
<lb></lb>
The King<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1481-2">John Watson</rs>
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On the Prosecution<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1481-3">Thomas Hill</rs>
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for Felony</p>
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the Prisoner abovenamed and<lb></lb>
John<del>Jarr</del>
Jarvis of Clare Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo989">Clare<lb></lb>
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in the Parish of Saint <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-2">Clement Danes</rs>
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severally<lb></lb>
Make Oath and sayAnd first this Deponent<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-3">John Watson</rs>
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for himself saith that he<lb></lb>
Caused the annexed Subpoena to be Issued out<lb></lb>
directed to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-4">William Peters</rs>
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, And this Deponent<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-5">John Jarvis</rs>
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for himself saith that he<lb></lb>
went to the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-6">William<lb></lb>
Peters</rs>
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<del>in Order</del>
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<lb></lb>
in Order to serve him with a Copy of the<lb></lb>
Annexed Subpoena when he was informed<lb></lb>
by his Wife that he was gone to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo992">Northampton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upon Bussiness and would not return for<lb></lb>
the space of Ten Days And the Deponent<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-7">John Watson</rs>
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for himself further saith<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1482-8">William Peters</rs>
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is a Material<lb></lb>
Witness for this Deponent, and without<lb></lb>
whose Testimony or Evidence he cannot<lb></lb>
safely put himself upon his Trial<lb></lb>
therefore humbly hopes this Honourable<lb></lb>
Court will put of his Trial till the next<lb></lb>
Sessions</p>
<p n="1483">Sworn in Court at the Sessions<lb></lb>
house in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo993">Old Bailey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
this 27th. Day of May<lb></lb>
1784}</p>
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