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the above named Defendant maketh Oath Saith that at
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the Sessions held in September now last Past the said Cockburn
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Webster preferred and caused to be found a Bill of Indictment
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against this Deponent for an Assault upon him the said
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Cockburn Webster to which Indictment this Deponent at the same
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Sessions Pleaded Not Guilty and thereupon entered into Recognizance
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with sufficient sureties to appear at this present Sessions to take
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his Treat upon the said Indictment And this Deponent fully
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intending to take his Trial accordingly did on the Seventh day
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Day of October instant cause due Notice to be given to the said
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Cockburn Webster that he this Deponent would at this present
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Session to be holden for this County at the Session House at
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on Monday the twenty six day of October instant
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Indictment and Plea of Not Guilty so Pleaded thereto And this
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Deponent further saith that he did Yesterday attend this Court
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accordingly and that
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have caused the same to be done but moreover this Deponent saith
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he is in other respects ready and willing to take his Trial in the said
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thereto and this Court shall so please
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Sworn in open Court this 27th. day
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of October 1795
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Hall
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