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<p n="1200">Evidence before the Grand Jury and also acquaint the several Witnesses when<lb></lb>
their Attendance would be necessary which he promised to do And this<lb></lb>
Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-1">William Mitton</rs>
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for himself further Saith. that on Monday the<lb></lb>
Seventeenth of July last being the first day of the Sessions this Deponent<lb></lb>
kept himself in readiness and was in expectation of hearing from the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-2">Marmaduke Teasdale</rs>
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(as promised) when the Bills would be presented<lb></lb>
and this Deponents Attendance would be necessary thereon But having<lb></lb>
received no Notice whatever this Deponent made several inquiries at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1239">Old Bailey</rs>
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and also sent to the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-3">Marmaduke Teasdale</rs>
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thereon but could not see or hear from him till the Thursday in the<lb></lb>
Sessions Week when this Deponent accidentally met the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-4">Marmaduke<lb></lb>
Teasdale</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1240">Cornhill</rs>
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of whom he asked the reason why the Bills were<lb></lb>
not Presented when the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-5">Marmaduke Teasdale</rs>
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did not give this<lb></lb>
Deponent any direct Answer but said he should take care to Present<lb></lb>
them in time and would let this Deponent and the other Witnesses know<lb></lb>
but that his Council who setled the Bills told him the Evidence<lb></lb>
of this Deponent and the Deponent Griffiths were not material before<lb></lb>
the Grand Jury and therefore he believed he need not trouble them to<lb></lb>
Attend And this Deponent Saith that he had attended Daily at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1241">Old Bailey</rs>
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during the Sessions and did notwithstanding continue To<lb></lb>
Attend there expecting the Bills to be returned and made several inquiries<lb></lb>
both of Mr. Shelton and Mr, Wilson relative thereto: And that on<lb></lb>
Saturday Morning the twenty second of July last this Deponent received a<lb></lb>
Letter from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-6">Marmaduke Teasdale</rs>
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dated from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1242">Caddicks Row</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1243">Whitehall</rs>
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'' desiring this Deponents Attendance at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1244">Old Bailey</rs>
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upon<lb></lb>
''Receipt thereof as in all probabilty the Trail would come on that day'')<lb></lb>
That upon the Receipt of the said Letter this Deponent immediately went<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1245">Old Bailey</rs>
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expecting the Bills were returned there and wrote a<lb></lb>
Line to Mr. Wilson which this Deponent caused to be Conveyed across the<lb></lb>
Table to him who wrote this Deponent for Answer that the Bills were<lb></lb>
not returned therefore it was uncertain when the Trail would come on<lb></lb>
that this Deponent fearing there was some mistake continued at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1246">Old Bailey</rs>
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till the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1247">Middlesex</rs>
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Jury went to Dinner when Deponent<lb></lb>
soon after received a Message from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-7">Marmaduke Teasdale</rs>
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that the Bills were thrown out by the Grand Jury And this Deponent<lb></lb>
Saith that he was always ready and willing and fully meant and intented<lb></lb>
to give Evidence both before the Grand Jury and to the Trail but relied on<lb></lb>
receiving Notice from said Teasdale when the Bills would be presented<lb></lb>
to the Grand Jury (the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1200-8">Marmaduke Teasdale</rs>
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being the Party bound</p>
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