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The King agt.
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On the Prosecution
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Thomas Taverner
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& others
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For Felony and Robery
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the
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above named
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each Speaking for himself and herself make Oath and Say
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And first this Deponent
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Thomas Taverner
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for himself Saith
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John Uncle
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who drove the Coach of the Time of the above
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Robery is a Material Witness for the King in this prosecution
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and without whose Testimony it will not be Safe to proceed
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to
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to Tryall And further saith That the said John Uncle an driving
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this Deponents Coach to Oxford on Wednesday the Thirteenth
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Instant was taken very Ill on the Road thither on soon after
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he Arrived there as this Deponent hath been Credibly Informed
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and believe and by Reason thereof has not been able to
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Came to London since as this Deponent also believes
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That on Saturday last the Wife of the said John was sent for
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in great Hasle to go down to Oxford to him an Account of such
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his Illness And that Yesterday he this Deponent received Account
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from Oxford that the said John still Continued very Ill and
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unable to Come to London which Account this Deponent believes
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to be true. And this Deponent
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Saith That in her Journey hither to Attend the Tryall in this
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Cause she Coming thro' Oxford went to see the said John Uncle
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there who this Deponent found in Bed and in this Deponents
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Judgment very Ill And this Deponent further Saith that she was
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then Informed at Oxford aforesaid by the Apothecary Attending the
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said John Uncle there that the said John had for several Day been
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Ill and that the said John was Blistered and was then in a Feaver
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and by reason thereof he Could not with Safety of his Life at present
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be removed so as to Come to London which Information this
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Sworn at the
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this
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20th. day of Octr. 1762
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By the Court
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