The King agt
John Parkin< no role > }
At the Prosecution of Henry
Blake< no role > .

John Parkin< no role > the Prisoner in this Tryal Maketh Oath & Saith
That Thomas James< no role > is a Material Witness in this Tayal & That
The said Thomas James< no role > is now at Whitehaven in the County of
Cumberland as this Deponent has been Informed and verily
Believes to be True & This Deponent Saith that about Three
or four Days after this Deponent was Apprehended on Suspicion
of Committing the Fact Charged in this Indictment did Write
a Letter to the said Thos. James< no role > at Whitehaven in the County
aforesaid And at that time did not Know what a Subpana
was and Would have sent one down to Whitehaven if he had
Known the Nature of the same And this Deponent saith that
he Intends Immediately to send down a Subpana in Order
to Oblige the said Thomas James< no role > to Attend the Tryal of this
Deponent at the Next Sessions And this Deponent Saith
That the said Thos. James< no role > is a Material Witness to the
Facts Charged in this Indictment And that he Cannot
Safely Proceed to the Tryal of this Cause without the
Testimony of the said Thomas James< no role >

Sworn the Sixteenth day of January
1756 . at Justice Hall in the Old Bailey

By the Court

J Parkin