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the letter of Attorney by Virtue of which the said
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Oliver Mc. Allester
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the sd. pay from the sd. Mrs. Gearing & that the sd. Oliver Mc. Allester was concerned
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with him in such Forgery and the next day being the
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confessed that the sd. Oliver Mc. Allester was concerned with him in forgeing servr.
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other marines wills whose names he mentioned most of which wills were found
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in the Commons and this Dept.
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George Campbell
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for himself further saith that the
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George Sweatman
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being Examd. on the
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4th.
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&
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5th days of Septr
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. by the sd. Mr.
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Lidiard & his Examination being taken in Writing & sworn to by the sd.
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George
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Sweatman
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in Substance as a foresaid The sd. Justice did on the fifth day of the
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same Sepr. Grant a Warrts. under his hand & seal directed to the Keeper of
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newgate or his Deputy to detain the Body of the sd. Oliver Mc. Allester being
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further charged with Feloniously Forgeing the will of our
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James Ratheray
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Rothery
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and publishing the same knowing it to be forged & liner
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safely to keep in his custody until he should be Discharged by did course of
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Oliver Mc. Allester
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was then for a Felony and the said
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George Sweatman
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being admitted an
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Evidence on behalf of the Crown was Committed a prisoner to
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new Prison
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And this Dept.
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George Campbell
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for himself
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further saith that the sessions begining at the Old Bailey the next day being the
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sixth of the same Septr
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. and there not being sufficient time to have an Indictmts.
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prepared and found agt. the said
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Oliver Mc. Allester
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the said
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Oliver Mc. Allester
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moved the court at the
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old Bailey
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by his Councel that the might be Bailed which
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the court absolutely refused and thereupon the sd. Oliver Mr. Allester was remanded
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back to
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and this Depts.
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George Campbell
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further saith that before
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the then next ensuing Octr. sessions the said Oliver Mc. Allester found means to
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get himself Bailed out of
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newgate
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before the then Lord mayor of the City of
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London and his Bail were
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John Mc. Donnell
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& his Bros.
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Dennis Mc. Donnell
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then both of
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chelsea
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and this Dept.
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George Campbell
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further saith that two
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Days after the said
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Oliver Mc. Allester
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was so Bailed as aforesd. to this
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Dept. had a Bill of Indictmts. Prepared and found agts. him and this Depts. was
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ready and desirous at that time and always since till the Discharge of
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the sd. Sweatman ashew in after mentioned to have preceeded to try the
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said Indictment and this Deptr.
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George Campbell
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further says that the
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said
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Oliver Mc. Allester
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was so Bailed as a foresaid without any notice
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being given to this Dept. or further Depts. then sollr. Mr.
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Matthew Roe
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as this Depts. verily between for this Depts. possitively says that if he had had
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