The King
agt
Oliver Mc. Allister< no role > }

At the Old Baily

At the prosecution of George Swetman< no role > on George
Campbell< no role > Mathew Rowe< no role > and others for forgery & felony

The affidavit of William Maclean< no role > of the parish of St. Lawrence
London Exchange Broker

This Deponent William Macklean< no role > maketh Oath and saith that the above named
George Swetman< no role > having about the Beginning of March last drawn up in his
own hand writing and duely Read over and signed in the presence of this Depont. and
others the Annexed Confession & Discovery by way of Information of a Conspiracy carryed
On about September last by several persons therein named against Defendt. and the methods
they had taken & practiced to draw in & Suborn him the said Swetman as he affirmed
falsely & unjustly to charge the Defendt. with the Forgery & Felony in this Cause
abovementioned and the motives thereof which said Confession & Information that Depont. put
private mark to for his own Satisfaction; The said Swetsman desired to go before the Right Honble
the Lord Mayor to Swear the same and that this Depont, would go with him for that purpose
To be present & Testify the same &the Rectifieds of his Intention therein And this Depent. saith
that he then went accordingly with said Swetman to the mansion House when he having inquired
if his Lordship was at home was answered in the affirmative, and the said Swetman having then
delivered his the said Information or confession to a person who attended there & appeared to be in
the capasity of one of his Lordships Clerks or Demosticks and the said Swetman informed the
said person whose name this Depont. knows not that he was come to swear the sd. Information
Or confession before his Lordship and desired to be Sworn accordingly whereupon the person who
to attended took the said Swetmans said Information from him carryed it into a Room
where this Deponent Beleives his Lordship then was desiring the sd. Swetman to wait till he
informed his Lordship of the said Business And Dept. further saith that in about a quarter of
an Hour after a same longer time the sd. per returned with the sd. information or writing
and delivered it Back to the said Swetman saying his Lodship had Road it over But would
not Swear him, or to that Effort at all which this Deponent was present as also when the sd.
Swetman did declare in the most solomn manner, (as he was desirous to swear in his sd.
information) that his making such information was freely &Voluntarily without any
Reward or promise or proposal of any Reward or gratuity whatsoever & meerly for the sake
of Justice & the Discovery of Freeth and this Deponent Saith that no Reward or promise of
Any Reward Recompense or Gratification whatsoever given or made by this Depondent
or any other person or persons whatsoever to this Depont. Knowledge or Beleif to the
said Swetsman for the same But on the Contrary it appeared Strongly & plainly & this
Depont. Veryly Beleives that the said Swetman drew up & Signed the sd. information
or confession from a conviction of the injustice & wrong he had done to the Deft. by falsely
Charging him with the sd. forgery & Felony, and a Resolution to make him all the
Preparation in his power

Wm. Macklean< no role >

Sworn at Justice Hall in the
Old Bailey the 10th July 1754
By the Court