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<p n="257">The King<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n257-1">Richard Swaine</rs>
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</p>
<p n="258"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15070_occ115">Clerk</rs>
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to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-2">William Cracraft</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15070_occ116">Solicitor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the Prosecutors of this Indictment Maketh Oath and Saith<lb></lb>
that he this Deponent did on Thursday last go to the House<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-3">William Fletcher</rs>
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of the Borough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo253">Southwark</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo254">Surry</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15070_occ117">Painter</rs>
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in Order to Subpena him the said William<lb></lb>
Fletcher to Attend and give him Evidence at the Tryal of this<lb></lb>
Indictment on this day but this Deponent Saith that he<lb></lb>
was then informed by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-4">William Fletchers</rs>
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Wife and<lb></lb>
Mother and which he verily believes to be true that he the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-5">William Fletcher</rs>
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that Morning was Admitted as a Patient<lb></lb>
into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo255">Guy's Hospital</rs>
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on Account of a Dropsy that he had been<lb></lb>
sometime afflicted with and that he was not able to Attend<lb></lb>
this Honourable Court this Sessions on the Tryal of the said<lb></lb>
Indictment And this Deponent further Saith that he this<lb></lb>
Deponent did on Saturday last go to the said Hospital where<lb></lb>
this Deponent saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-6">William Fletcher</rs>
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who appeared to<lb></lb>
this Deponent to be very ill and in a very dangerous way<lb></lb>
and he informed this Deponent that he was not able to<lb></lb>
attend the said Tryal and this Deponent Saith that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-7">William Fletcher</rs>
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appeared to this Deponent to be very<lb></lb>
much Swelled and very bad with a Dropsy and by no means<lb></lb>
able to Attend this Honourable Court on the said Tryal and<lb></lb>
this Deponent further Saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n258-8">William Fletcher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is a Material Witness for the Prosecutors in the said<lb></lb>
Indictment and without whose Testimony this Deponent<lb></lb>
verily beleives the said Prosecutors cannot Proceed to the<lb></lb>
Tryal thereof.</p>
<p n="259">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo256">Guild hall</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15070_date53">22d. day of October 1759</rs>
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</p>
<p n="260">By the Court</p>
<p n="261">H Adams</p>
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