London

The King
agst.
Moses Alexander< no role > }
On the Prosecution of Robert Miller< no role >
for forgery

Moses Alexander< no role > the above named Defendant and Robert Donaldson< no role > of Tooley Street
Southwark Gentleman severally maketh oath and say and first this Deponent Moses Alexander< no role >
for himself saith that on Thursday last the Prosecutor preferred a Bill of Indictment against this
Deponent for Forgery which the Grand Jury the same evening return a true Bill and an
Habeas Corpus was left that Evening by the Prosecutor or his Sollicitor with the Warden of the Fleet
in whose custody this Deponent then was to bring him up into this honourable Court by Ten of the
clock the next morning in order to take his try at on the said Indictment And this Deponent saith
that having had no notice of the said Indictment being preferred and found till late on Thursday
Evening last and not having been ever examined by any Magistrate on the matter of the
present charge he was totally in prepared to take his tryal on the said Indictment at that time
therefore moved this honourable Court that his tryal might be put off till the last day of the
present Sessions that he might have an opportunity to prepare for his Defence which the
Court were pleased to order accordingly. And this Deponent saith that being informed that it
was possible the Sessions might end on Saturday last he in the best manner he could
prepared for his defence and to take his trial on that day and for that purpose caused several
persons to be Subpand and requested several others to attend who were not Sub [..] to
give evidence on his behalf and whom this Deponent thought material for that purpose and
also caused an Habeas Corpus Testificandum to be left with the Warden of the Fleet to
bring into this Court William Grindall< no role > this Deponent late Partner who is a Prisoner for
debt in custody of the said Warden to give evidence on this Deponent behalf on the tryal of the
said Indictment this Deponent intending to be tried thereon on Saturday last if he could and
verily believes that most or all of his Witnesses who were Sub [..] or requested to attend
did attend most or greatest part of that day to give evidence on his behalf And this Depont.
saith that Yesterday about nine of the clock in the morning he recieved the Letter hereunto
annexed from John lives who is a principal and material Witness for this Deponent on his
said tryal and which Letter is all of the said John lives. Handwriting this Deponent being
well acquainted therewith he this Deponent did therefore soon after request the other
Deponent to go and if Possible Find out what part of the Country the said John lives the
writer of the said Letter was gone to and directed that if the said other Deponent could come
at such information immediately to get an horse or carriage and follow the said lives to
whatever place he was gone to and bring him book to give evidence this Denyon this