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of July aforesd. the prosecutors Attorneys or Sollr. or who Appeared
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as such to the Number of three or more then Appeared in Court And
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one of them having that Morning promised and undertaken to be
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ready to Try the sd. Cause in the afternoon the Court was then pleased
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to put it off till the Evening of same day but instead of bringing on
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said Tryal as they promised they moved upon Affidts. to put it off
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till September Sessions last at which time the Court declared to the best
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of Deponents to remembrance that if they were not then ready Deponent
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should be Tryed or Discharged in to that Effect And this Deponent
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Saith that he heaving prepar'd and Subpened his Witnesses for his
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Tryal last Sessions at very great Expense the prosecutors again
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Applyed to put off the said Tryal till this present Sessions upon divers
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false Affidavitt And this Depont. Saith that one
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Martha Oxley
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who
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is a Material Witness for Deponent in this Cause and who was
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Subpened to give Evidence last July Sessions on the behalf of Depont.
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and who Attended thereon and who was again Subpened a few days
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before last September Sessions but did not Attend to give Evidence
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in this Cause on Deponts. behalf as aforesd. has been Spirited away
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by the Prosecutors or same of them for that upon the Strictest
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Inquiry which Deponent has Caused to be made after her at has place
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of abode and other places whose she was known he finds that she is
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not otherwise to be heard of than that she quitted her place of dwelling
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near
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Saint Georges Church
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Southwarke
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after that she was Served
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with a Subpena as aforesd. and a day or two before this Deponent
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Tryal last Session was Expected to come on And this Depont. Saith
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he is Informed and Verily believes the same to be true that a four
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days before the sd. last Sessions the said Rowe Applyed to persons
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to whom Depont. is not anyways Indebted as he knows of to Lodge
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Accons against this Deponent in Order to further distress him And
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Also since the said Sessions went to the Neighbourhood where Deponts.
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Lodged before his Surrendering Accompained by the sd. Bucknall who
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this Depont. Apprehends and has undoubted reason to believe is the Chief
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