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<p n="245">The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n245-1">Samuel Arrowsmith</rs>
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<p n="246"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-1">William Griffiths</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo175">Compton</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo176">Gloucester</rs>
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, the<lb></lb>
Prosecutor of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-2">Samuel Arrowsmith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-3">Horatio Pitman</rs>
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of Now in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo177">Would</rs>
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in the same County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ116">Glazier</rs>
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severally make Oath and first this Deponent<lb></lb>
Horatio Pitman saith that he very well knows <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-4">William Wanley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ117">Esquire</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo178">Eyford</rs>
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in the same County and that he this Deponent was with him at his House<lb></lb>
at Eyford several times last Week and also on last Sunday Morning and saith<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-5">William Wanley</rs>
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was during the times aforesaid very ill with the<lb></lb>
Gent and last Saturday he sent for Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-6">Anthony Combier</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo179">Stow</rs>
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aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ118">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ119">Apothecary</rs>
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and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-7">Leonard Hayward</rs>
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of the same Place <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ120">Surgeon</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15067_occ121">Apothecary</rs>
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<lb></lb>
both of whom are esteemed to be Men of Shill and Knowledge in their said<lb></lb>
Profession in that County and both of them then told the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-8">William Wanley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in this Deponent's Presence and which he verily believes to be true that if<lb></lb>
he the said William Wanley attempted to Come up to London to attend at this<lb></lb>
Session it might cost him his Life as such a Journey might most probably throw<lb></lb>
the Gent unto his Stomach And that he this Deponent believes that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-9">William Wanley</rs>
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is at this time totally unable to take such a Journey And the said<lb></lb>
other Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-10">William Griffiths</rs>
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saith that the said William Wanley is<lb></lb>
a material Witness for this Deponent upon the Prosecution of the said<lb></lb>
Arrowsmith in London for the four forged Bills of Exchange mentioned in<lb></lb>
his the said Arrowsmith's Warrant of Commitment and that without the<lb></lb>
Benefit of his the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n246-11">William Wanley</rs>
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's Testimony He this Deponent cannot<lb></lb>
as he is advised and verily believes safely proceed to the Trial of the said<lb></lb>
Arrowsmith for the same And saith that the publication by him the said<lb></lb>
Arrowsmith of the<del>O<obscured></obscured>
find Pounds</del>
forged Promissory Note mentioned<lb></lb>
also in his the said Arrowsmith's Warrant of Commitment was committed in<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo180">Gloucester</rs>
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and not else where as he verily believes, And saith that<lb></lb>
such forged Note way for the Paymt. of One Thousand pounds.</p>
<p n="247">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15067_date39">29th. April 1756</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo181">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15067_geo182">Old<lb></lb>
Baily</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
By the Court S<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="248"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n248-1">Will Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15067_n248-56">Heratio Pitman</rs>
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