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The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n237-1">Samuel Roberts</rs>
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On Prosecutions for High Treason</p>
<p n="238"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n238-1">Samuel Roberts</rs>
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the above Defendant Marketh Oath that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n238-2">John Baines</rs>
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Lodging No. 3 in the Maze <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo124">Southwark</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ72">Felmonger</rs>
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is<lb></lb>
a Material Witness for this Deponent on ye above Prosecutions<lb></lb>
and without whose Testimony this Deponent Cannot Safely<lb></lb>
Proseed to Tryall And saith that he has Caused Inquiry to be<lb></lb>
made by this Deponents Wife and one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n238-3">Rowland Ridgeley</rs>
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after<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n238-4">John Baines</rs>
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for at least ten Days last Past at ye said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n238-5">John Baines</rs>
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said Place of Abode and other Places where it was<lb></lb>
most likely to Meet with him In Order to have him here this<lb></lb>
session as a Witness for him this Deponent on his Tryalls<lb></lb>
for ye above Offences but Notwithstanding his utmost<lb></lb>
Endeavours has not been able to meet with him the sd. John<lb></lb>
or know where he was gave to untill Fryday last when he was<lb></lb>
Informed by his said Wife and which Information this Deponent<lb></lb>
believes to be true that ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n238-6">John Baines</rs>
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was Gone to<lb></lb>
Shewsbery and other Places in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo125">Shropshire</rs>
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and that he was<lb></lb>
Expected back in about a Fortnight And saith that he verily<lb></lb>
Believes (and has us Doubt but) that the shall be able to have<lb></lb>
the said John here at ye next Session and will use his<lb></lb>
utmost Endeavours for that Purpose if this Honourable<lb></lb>
Court will postpone the Tryalls till then</p>
<p n="239"> <del>Sworn in Court</del>
S Roberts<lb></lb>
Justice Hall in</p>
<p n="240">Sworn at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo126">Old Bailey</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date16">10th Janry. 1772</rs>
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By the Court}</p>
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