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<p n="13">The King<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n13-1">William Billing</rs>
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For a Felony</p>
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the Prisoner Maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and Saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n14-2">John Scott</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo19">High Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo20">Mary le bone</rs>
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are Material Witness<lb></lb>
for this Deponent on his Tryal on this<lb></lb>
Indictment And this Deponent Saith that since<lb></lb>
his Committment the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n14-4">John Scott</rs>
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Brown</rs>
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are both gone to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo23">Scotland</rs>
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and in be<lb></lb>
not return for was three Weeks as this<lb></lb>
Deponent is informed And that without their<lb></lb>
Testimony this Deponent is advised and verily<lb></lb>
believes he cannot safely Proceed on his Tryal<lb></lb>
on this Indictment</p>
<p n="15">Sworn in open Court<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo24">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Old Bailey <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date5">21st. April<lb></lb>
1787</rs>
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<p n="16">By the Court</p>
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