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<p n="201">thereuponAdmitted him And upon his Coming<lb></lb>
into the Room &being Asked what he had to Say he<lb></lb>
Informed thisDepont. that he had been with said<lb></lb>
Campbell Bucknall and others at Breackfast the Morning before at sd.<lb></lb>
Scotts House and that the sd. Bucknall had promised him half a Guinea<lb></lb>
a day to Swear agt. this Depont and had given him a Crown in hand<lb></lb>
and that he had been with the sd. Campbell Scott and Chambers to the<lb></lb>
Secretary at War who on Examining into the Affair dismissed them<lb></lb>
saying he looked upon it as a Wicked and Malicious prosecucon and that<lb></lb>
he would have nothing to be with it or give any direccons therein and that<lb></lb>
on their return to Bucknall who waited at a publick House near the War<lb></lb>
Office for them and Acquainting him with the afsd. Ill Success he was angry<lb></lb>
and seemed greatly discounted and this Depont. Saith that the sd. Hodgins<lb></lb>
then said Sir I know you in Ireland my Father Worked for your family<lb></lb>
and when I formed you were this person I was resolved to Acquaint you<lb></lb>
with their Bribery and design And this Depont. Saith that he never<lb></lb>
directly or indirectly to his knowledge or belief saw the sd. Hodgins or did he<lb></lb>
ever Speak to him write send to or converse with him in any manner Wtsoever<lb></lb>
before or since nor did this Depont. ever Employ him or any other person or persons<lb></lb>
whatsoever to go to the sd. Sweatman to Offer or to Tamper with him or promise<lb></lb>
him Twenty Guineas or any other Sum or Sums or make any promise of Supply<lb></lb>
to him upon any Accot. whatsoever And Saith all the sd. Hodgins has<lb></lb>
Sworn in relation thereto is Intirely false and was Calculated to distress<lb></lb>
this Depont. by putting of his said Tryal And this Dept. Saith that after<lb></lb>
he was Admitted to Bail<obscured></obscured>
one of the persons who was Deponts. to Bail<lb></lb>
brot. this Depont. to his House pretending the greatest friendship to<lb></lb>
him where Depont. to his great Surprise found himself as much a prisoner<lb></lb>
as her was before having been locked up and Confined thereby his said<lb></lb>
Bail till he compleated his Designs of plundering and defrauding this<lb></lb>
Depont. of Securities for Money then in Depts Bands and his own property<lb></lb>
to the amount of Five Hundred pounds and upwards which he since<lb></lb>
paid away and received Value or Security for the same as Depot believes and that after<lb></lb>
Depont. was so plundered He gave this Depont. leave or permission<lb></lb>
to go out but not before This Depont. further Saith that being so<lb></lb>
defrauded imprisoned and distressed as afsd. and himself and family left<lb></lb>
Destitute</p>
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