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Destitute and Stript of theComon necessarys of
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Life he set out the next dayafter he had Obtained
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his Liberty that is to Say on the fifteenth day of November 1753 or there abouts for
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wherehis fortune principally
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lay in Order to repair his Condition and to get in Money to be himself
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right and to bring the aforesd. Persons to Justice believing that no further
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Prosecution would be Carryed on in this Cause in regard his Majesty's
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sd. Secretary at War was pleased to Certifye to his Majesty's Attorney
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General that he looked upon the same to be Malicious And Depont. saith that he embark'd at Park gate where he had been detain'd some day for a Wind on or about the last day of November
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aforesd. & arrived at
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the second of December last in Company with many Passengers on Board a Ship Commanded by
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aforesd. & having continued at Dublin All sd. Decr: and the Month of January following Depont. the letter end of sd. January
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sett out for London but being obliged to go back
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Dept remained inDublin till the Seventeenth of February on which day Depont.
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back
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at Dublin early in the Morning on Board a Ship Commended by Capt Ormond & Landed that Hight at
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and
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others who travelled with
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from thence to
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where Depont. concerned for some time on Affairs he had to
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there And Deponent
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Saith that after Depont. was gone to Ireland and whilst Deponent was in
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that Kingdom the said Sweatman who had been on a Scheem for that
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purpose Confined as an Evidence in
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by the
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means and Stratagem of the said Rowe Bucknall and Scott as Dept.
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believes and was by them or one of them maintained and Supported
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there as Depont. believes and doubts not to be able to Prove was bailed
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out And Depont. Saith that his being so Bailed was without Deponents
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knowledge procuremt. or privity or did Depont. know as hear thereof
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being then and for some time before and after in Ireland for the purposes
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afsd. untill after he Arriv'd in London after furnishing himself with
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necessary's and means to bring his said Adversarys and Conspirators
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to Justice and Depont. Saith that in a few days after his sd. Arrival
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and not before Deponent was Inform'd that said Sweatman having
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been Enlarged and having had a quarrel or difference with sd. Rowe
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about the Money which he had promised to pay him for Swearing agt.
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Depont. as aforesd. got a Confession or recantacon drawn up and went to Swear
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the same whilst Depont. was in Ireland as aforesd. before same of his
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Majesty's Justices for
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Setting forth the methods used to draw
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him in to Swear agt. Depont.
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and designed to have the
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same with some of Deponts Acquaintance and believes that sd. Sweatman
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did afterwards write over the sd. Confession or revantacon and signed it
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before persons of Creditt and went to Swear it before the Right
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Honourable the Lord Mayor who refused to give him his Oath as Dept.
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is Inform'd and believes and Saith that he believes he soon after soon away
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conscious
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