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