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he permitted even before the Trialof the said Wilson
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the said Warrant against the saidArrowsmith to be
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executed And saith that although hethis Deponent
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never wrote one Letter or was privy to the Writing of any Letter to the
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said Arrowsmith in all his Life time nor ever drew any Bill of Exchange
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whatsoever payable to the said Arrowsmith or Wilson or ever
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gave the said
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Arrowsmith any promissory Note for the Payment of any Monies whatsoever
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and never had any Dealings or Transactions either with him or the said
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Wilson yet this Deponent hath received Intelligence and verily believes
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that the said Wilson and Arrowsmith have circulated and published forged
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Bills of Exchange as if drawn by this Deponent to the Amount of several
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Thousand Pounds and also one promissory Note for One Thousand pounds,
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Twenty three of which forged Bills and One Thousand Pounds Note this
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Deponent hath seen and in order to give a further Credit to such Forgeries
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and Felonies this Deponent hath seen a great many forged Letters with
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forged post Marks thereon and also with the forged Frank of the said Lord
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Chedworth on five of the said Letters which were published by the said
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Arrowsmith to
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shire as thereal
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Letters of this Deponent as the said Mr. Wanley told this Deponent and he
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verily believes.
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