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<p n="2298">Deponent that they had been tried about one of<lb></lb>
the Clock in the Afternoon of the same Day and were<lb></lb>
discharged through Want of Evidence And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that he wished and was<lb></lb>
desirous of giving Evidence against the said Prisoners<lb></lb>
but that not being acquainted with the proper Place<lb></lb>
for him to wait at till he was called to give Evidence<lb></lb>
he never heard himself called and that his not giving<lb></lb>
Evidence against the said Prisoners arose not from<lb></lb>
any Contempt of this Honorable Court or Favor to the<lb></lb>
said Prisoners but was solely occasioned by his not<lb></lb>
hearing his Name Called when they were put upon<lb></lb>
their Trials And this Deponent further saith that<lb></lb>
if he had been examined on the said Trials he could<lb></lb>
only have proved that he missed Oil but could out<lb></lb>
have proved his Property therein</p>
<p n="2299">Sworn in Court the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date152">21st. Day of October 1775</rs>
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<p n="2300">By the Court</p>
<p n="2301"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2301-1">John Dodds</rs>
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