Deponent never had the least notice of nor did he considering the order of
this Honourable Court above mentionedthink it practiceable to be
done And this Deponent saith that a Bill of Indictment having been
found against the said defendant the said ensuing sessions this Deponent
did [..] attend the whole of the said
sessions by council and a great number of witnesses in Expectation
that the said Defendant would then have Surrendered himself to take
his Tryal which he did not and this Deponent is informed and verily
believers that from the time of the said Defendants being admitted to
Bail to this present sessions that the said prosecutor has taken they
utmost price by himsef and others to apprehend the said Defendant
without effect And this Deponent saith that the said George Sweatman< no role >
being confined along time to give Evidence on the said Tryal was at last
discharged on Bail to prosecute on amount of the uncertainly of the
said Defendants surrendring himself or being apprehended as this
Deponent was informed and verily believer And this Deponent
saith that he is well informed and believes that now and for some
time past the said Sweatman has been under the influence of the said
Defandant and by him spirited away or secreted to avoid appearing
at his Tryal And this Deponent saith that from the Knowledge
which this Deponent hath of the meritts of this cause the said prosecutor
cannot with safely preceed to tryal without the Evidence of the said
George Sweatman< no role >

Matthew Roe< no role >

Sworn the 18th. Day of July
1754. [..] old Baily }
By the Court