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<p n="40">The King<lb></lb>
agst.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n40-1">Michael Bryan</rs>
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<p n="41"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">October Sessions 1748.</note>
<lb></lb>
On the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n41-1">Judith</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65446_occ18">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n41-2">Patrick Black</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="42">The Defendt. in this Cause maketh Oath that one <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n42-1">Robert Tillford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who is Coachman to <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n42-2">Samuel Tuffnell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65446_occ19">Esqr</rs>
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. of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65446_geo21">Albemarle Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is now with his said Master in the Countrey without whose<lb></lb>
Testimony this Depont. cannot safely proceed to the Tryal of this<lb></lb>
Cause. And this Deponent caused a special Messenger to go after<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n42-3">Robert Tillford</rs>
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to his said Master's Seat in the County<lb></lb>
of Essex Which is Forty Miles from London on Wednesday<lb></lb>
last in order to bring the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n42-4">Robert Tillford</rs>
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to London to give<lb></lb>
Evidence on this Deponts. Behalf Which said Messenger retured<lb></lb>
from thence Yesterday in the Evening and informed this Deponent<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n42-5">Robert Tillford</rs>
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was gone with the said Samuel<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65446_geo22">Tuffnell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65446_occ20">Esqr</rs>
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. into the County of Surry but where could not<lb></lb>
particularly tell. And this Deponent Further on his Oath<lb></lb>
saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65446_n42-6">Robert Tillford</rs>
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is the only material Witness<lb></lb>
for him in this Cause and without whose Evidence this Deponent<lb></lb>
cannot safely proceed to Tryal as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="43">Sworn in Court the 7th. day<lb></lb>
of October 1748.<lb></lb>
Forbes</p>
<p n="44">The Mark of<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Michael<lb></lb>
Bryan</p>
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