The King agt Comerlan.

Daniel Hopkins< no role > of Bell Savage Yard Ludgate hill London Gentleman
Solicitor for William Wood< no role > of St. Katherines near the Tower of London
Pewterer Maketh Oath and Saith That having received orders from the said
William Wood< no role > to prepare and preferr an Indictment for Felony against
the Deft. at this present Session of Oier and Terminer for the City of
London for not Surrendring himself to the Comissioners in a Comission.
of Bankruptry awarded and issued forth against him Pursuant to the
several Statutes then and now in force Concerning Bankrupts He this
Depot. did some time in or about the Middle of June last apply to Mr
Unwin of Wax Chandler's Hall London Clerk to the said Commission and
shew'd him an Affidavit made by the said William Wood< no role > of a Debt due and
owing to him from the Said Bankrupt before the Date & Swing forth
of such Commission and desired [..] to pay Six Guineas [..] the said Mr Unwin
for thewould Cause a Sitting of the Comissiones to be appointed at the said
Wood's Expence in order that the said Wood might grove his Debt under the said
Commission and offred to pay Six Guineas to the said Mr Unwin for the Charges
of such Setting and also desired the said Mr Unwin to let this Depot. See the
said Comission & Proceedings thereon & take Copies thereof Paying for the
same but the said Mr Unwin told this Depot. he could not comply with
his request & that he must apply to the Assignees under the sd Comission
for what he had desired And this Depot further Saith That on or about
the twenty Seventh day of June last this Depot. went to the House of Mr
Newton a Silver Smith in Fenchurch Street who is one of the Assignees
of the said Bankrupts Estate as he acknowledg'd and One Mr Unwin being
there at the same time who said he was the other Assignee of the said
Bankrupt's Estate He this Depot. acquainted them both together that he
was employ'd by the said Wood to prosecute the said Comerlan for Felony
for not Surrendring himself to the said Commission and Shew'd them she said woods affidavit of his
Debt and apply'd to them for the following Purpose that is to say This
Depot. desired they would direct the Clerk of the Commission to advertize a
Meeting of the Comissioners in the Gazette to prove Debts for which meeting
Mr Wood would pay the Charges and at the same time offred to pay them five
Guineas in hand for such Charges and then this Depot. desired them that
they would give orders to the said Clerk to let this Depot. inspect the said
Comission & the Proceedings under it and take Copies paying for them and
that they would give orders to the said Clerk to attend with the Comission
and proceedings at the Old Baily before the Grand Jury to give Evidence on
a Bill of Indictment intended to be preferrd there against the sd Comerlan
for Felony for not Surrendring himself to the said Commission Or that the said