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<p n="94">The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n94-1">George Watton</rs>
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The Same against The same</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-1">Hannah Watton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ29">wife</rs>
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of the Defendant and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-2">John Dorrington</rs>
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Clerk to Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-3">William Salt</rs>
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for the Defendant severally make oath and sayAnd first<lb></lb>
this Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-4">Hannah Watton</rs>
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Saith That the Defendant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-10">George Watton</rs>
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is now and hath been for severall Months past at Sea in<lb></lb>
his Majesties Service in the Capacity of a Pilott on Board the<lb></lb>
Salamander Man of Warr Cruising in the Downes against the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo50">French</rs>
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and there is Detained in his Duty as Pilott (as she this<lb></lb>
Deponent is Informed and believes to be true) and this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith that by means of his being Detained at sea in manner<lb></lb>
aforesaid the said Defendant is not Capable of Appearing and<lb></lb>
attending at this present Session of the peace now holden for the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo51">London</rs>
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to try his Traverses upon the said Indictments That this<lb></lb>
Deponent is Informed and believes it to be true That at the next<lb></lb>
Session of the peace to be held for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo52">City of London</rs>
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the said<lb></lb>
Defendant will be at Liberty to attend the said last mentioned<lb></lb>
Session to Try his said Traverses upon the said Indictments And<lb></lb>
This Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-5">John Dorrington</rs>
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for himself Saith That about<lb></lb>
half an hour past Eight a Clock on this same Monday the Seventh<lb></lb>
Day of this Instant aprill He this Deponent did personally Serve<lb></lb>
the Prosecutor <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n95-6">William Moore</rs>
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with a true Copy of the Notice hereto<lb></lb>
Annext And further these Deponents Say not.</p>
<p n="96">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo53">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15057_date14">Monday 7th: Aprill 1746</rs>
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<p n="97">By the Court</p>
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her Mark</p>
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