1695
9 May

Dun Regem Quer
Inter Et
Willum Ladds< no role > Defend

William Ladds< no role > the Defendt in this Cause Maketh Oath that he is a
Draper & lives att Oundle in the County of Northampton about
Sixty Miles from London And that John Carter< no role > of Barnewell in
the County of Northampton & John< no role > and Joseph Bills< no role > of Caseton
in the County of Huntington Robert Marsh< no role > of Oundle aforesaid
& severall others who are very material Witnesses for this Defend
are now out of Towne att the respective places of their abode or about
the County on their lawfull Occassions as this Depon doth
beleive And this Depont further saith that he [..] received advice
by a Letter by the postatt Oundle aforesaid on Sunday last att
night that an act of Grace and free & generall pardon had
passed in Parliament And this Depont was informed & did
beleive that thereby all Crimes Offences and Misdemeanours
for which this Depont was Indicted were pardoned And
therefore this Depont did not put himselfe to the trouble &
charge to bring any Witnesses To Towne for his defence att
his tryall nor is a prepared to try the same nor can he an
safely proceed to Tryall in this matter without the Testimony
of his said Witnesses as he is advised & verily beleives

Jur in Cur 9o. May 1695

Willm Ladds< no role >