The King
against
Henry Eastwick< no role > }
For defrauding the
Underwriters of the Ship
Polly of One hundred and
Thirty six Pounds and
upwards

John Shoolbred< no role > of Bury Court Saint Mary Axe London Merchant
one of the Underwriters of the Ship Polly and her large maketh
Oath and Saith that William Skeys< no role > of Cork in the
Kingdom of Ireland Merchant is a very material
Witness against the said Henry Eastwick< no role > and without
whose testimony this Deponent is informed and verity
believes that he this Deponent who is bound to prosecute
the said Henry Eastwick< no role > cannot with safety preferr a
Billl of Indictment against the said Henry Eastwick< no role > so as
to have the same found a true Bill And this Deponent
further Saith that he is informed and verily believes that
the said William Skeys< no role > is now at Cork aforesaid and
[..] hopes & beleives that he shall be able to have the said
William Skeys< no role > in England to give evidence upon a Bill
of Indictment before the grand inquest against the
said Henry Eastwick< no role > at the next Session of Oyer and
Terminer to be holden for the City of London which he will
use his endeavours to accomplish and this Deponent further
Saith that upon his application to the Clerk of the Sessions of
Oyer and Terminer for an Indictment against the said Henry
Eastwickthathe was informed by him & where be he believes to be long that he could not
prepare a good or proper Bill of Indictment without receiving
Instructions from the said William Skeys< no role >

Sworn at Justice Hall in
the Old Bailey the fourth
day of May 1772 }
By the Court

Jno Shoolbred< no role >