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<p n="160">The KingPlt<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
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Deft<lb></lb>
on an Indictment for felony & forgery</p>
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the defendt. and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n161-2">Benjamin Stevens</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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Londo. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ53">Bricklayer</rs>
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Severally<del>Severally</del>
<lb></lb>
make Oath And this Dept.<del>Saith</del>
Peter de la fontaine for himself<lb></lb>
Saith That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n161-90">Marie Le Grand</rs>
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now Resideing in Pans and.<lb></lb>
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her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ54">Servant</rs>
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are Material Witnesses<lb></lb>
for this depont. in this Cause and without their Testimony<lb></lb>
he cannot Safely proceed to try and make a propper<lb></lb>
defence against this Indictment and further Saith<lb></lb>
the Said Marie le Grand and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n161-4">Martha Partridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
did in June last go from London to Parish in<lb></lb>
France beyond the Seas and are not yet returned but<lb></lb>
this Depont. verily beleives they will both of them<lb></lb>
return & come to London in the Month of November<lb></lb>
or begining of Decr. next And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n161-89">Benjamin<lb></lb>
Stevens</rs>
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for himself Saith that he knows the said<lb></lb>
Marie le grand and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n161-6">Martha Partridge</rs>
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who were<lb></lb>
both lately in London and in or about June last warf<lb></lb>
to Pans in france beyond the teas and as he beleives<lb></lb>
are now there and not yet returned and at the time<lb></lb>
of their going did Say they could return in a far month<lb></lb>
and this Depont. beleives they will come to London<lb></lb>
in avery Short time</p>
<p n="162">Sworn in Court at Justicehall in<lb></lb>
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in the Suburbs of the<lb></lb>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15057_date24">15th Day fo October<lb></lb>
1746</rs>
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By the Court</p>
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</p>
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