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conscious of his own guilt And this Depont. Saith he never did
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directly or indirectly Spirit away the said Sweatman or directly or
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indirectly Cause him to be Secreted or Spirited away but believes that he
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Actually went or was away and us Dept. has been Informed by many for
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fear of being hang'd for Several forgerys which he is sd
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to have Comitted
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or for fear of being Transported for perjury And Deponent Saith he never
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saw to his knowledge the sd.
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George Campbell
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the prosecutor or door he
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know him was he to see him nor did this Depont. ever procure desire
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or Speak to any person or persons directly or indirectly to influence
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prevail on or offer any Reward Sum or Sums of Money Whatsoever
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to sd. Campbell not to prosecute this Cause or for any other purpose
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whatsoever but on the Contrary this Depont. hath always Sought and
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desired by all Just and honest means to bring the same To tryal and
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to have the sd. Campbell and his Witnesses Examined in open Court since
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Depont. return'd as aforesd. and recovering his Health which had been
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greatly Impar'd by his Sufferings And this Depont. Saith that he
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never to his knowledge Employed Mr
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Hugh Fraser
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mentiond in
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an Affidt. Sworn last Sessions in this Cause by sd. Rowe and
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one
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William Berkley
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to the said
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Adam Gordon
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as his
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Sollicitor
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otherwise in this Cause for that in a few days after
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Deponents former Tryal in September aforesd. Depont. having
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before very liberally awarded him and paid him more than he believes
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was or could to Justly and in conocience Intitled unto this Depont.
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received a Letter from the said Fraser wrote and Signed by
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himself dated the Tenth day of September one Thousand Seven,
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Hundred and fifty three a true Copy of which is hereunto Annexed
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and Deponent Saith he looked upon and thought the sd. Frasers
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demand by his said Letter so unjust and Inniquitous that he would
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never after see him or have any thing to do with him nor has this
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Deponent ever seen him since And this Depont. Saith that as
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soon as he had recovered his health he ever about the Eleventh of
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June last Caused Notices to be served on the prosecutors or left at
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their Usual places of abode of Deponts Surrendering last July Sessions
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then following to take his Tryal and that on or about the Seventeenth
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