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<p n="236">he permitted even before the Trialof the said Wilson<lb></lb>
the said Warrant against the saidArrowsmith to be<lb></lb>
executed And saith that although hethis Deponent<lb></lb>
never wrote one Letter or was privy to the Writing of any Letter to the<lb></lb>
said Arrowsmith in all his Life time nor ever drew any Bill of Exchange<lb></lb>
whatsoever payable to the said Arrowsmith or Wilson or ever<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
gave the said<lb></lb>
Arrowsmith any promissory Note for the Payment of any Monies whatsoever<lb></lb>
and never had any Dealings or Transactions either with him or the said<lb></lb>
Wilson yet this Deponent hath received Intelligence and verily believes<lb></lb>
that the said Wilson and Arrowsmith have circulated and published forged<lb></lb>
Bills of Exchange as if drawn by this Deponent to the Amount of several<lb></lb>
Thousand Pounds and also one promissory Note for One Thousand pounds,<lb></lb>
Twenty three of which forged Bills and One Thousand Pounds Note this<lb></lb>
Deponent hath seen and in order to give a further Credit to such Forgeries<lb></lb>
and Felonies this Deponent hath seen a great many forged Letters with<lb></lb>
forged post Marks thereon and also with the forged Frank of the said Lord<lb></lb>
Chedworth on five of the said Letters which were published by the said<lb></lb>
Arrowsmith to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n236-59">William Wanley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ113">Esquire</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo162">Gloucester</rs>
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shire as thereal<lb></lb>
Letters of this Deponent as the said Mr. Wanley told this Deponent and he<lb></lb>
verily believes.</p>
<p n="237"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n237-1">Will Griffiths</rs>
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</p>
<p n="238">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15067_date37">I May 1756</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo163">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo164">old Baily</rs>
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By the Courts</p>
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