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and others for forgery & felony
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The affidavit of
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William Maclean
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William Macklean
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maketh Oath and saith that the above named
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having about the Beginning of March last drawn up in his
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own hand writing and duely Read over and signed in the presence of this Depont. and
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others the Annexed Confession & Discovery by way of Information of a Conspiracy carryed
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On about September last by several persons therein named against Defendt. and the methods
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they had taken & practiced to draw in & Suborn him the said Swetman as he affirmed
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falsely & unjustly to charge the Defendt. with the Forgery & Felony in this Cause
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abovementioned and the motives thereof which said Confession & Information that Depont. put
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private mark to for his own Satisfaction; The said Swetsman desired to go before the Right Honble
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the Lord Mayor to Swear the same and that this Depont, would go with him for that purpose
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To be present & Testify the same &the Rectifieds of his Intention therein And this Depent. saith
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that he then went accordingly with said Swetman to
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the mansion House
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when he having inquired
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if his Lordship was at home was answered in the affirmative, and the said Swetman having then
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delivered his the said Information or confession to a person who attended there & appeared to be in
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the capasity of one of his Lordships Clerks or Demosticks and the said Swetman informed the
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said person whose name this Depont. knows not that he was come to swear the sd. Information
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Or confession before his Lordship and desired to be Sworn accordingly whereupon the person who
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to attended took the said Swetmans said Information from him carryed it into a Room
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where this Deponent Beleives his Lordship then was desiring the sd. Swetman to wait till he
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informed his Lordship of the said Business And Dept. further saith that in about a quarter of
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an Hour after a same longer time the sd. per returned with the sd. information or writing
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and delivered it Back to the said Swetman saying his Lodship had Road it over But would
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not Swear him, or to that Effort at all which this Deponent was present as also when the sd.
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Swetman did declare in the most solomn manner, (as he was desirous to swear in his sd.
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information) that his making such information was freely &Voluntarily without any
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Reward or promise or proposal of any Reward or gratuity whatsoever & meerly for the sake
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of Justice & the Discovery of Freeth and this Deponent Saith that no Reward or promise of
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Any Reward Recompense or Gratification whatsoever given or made by this Depondent
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or any other person or persons whatsoever to this Depont. Knowledge or Beleif to the
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said Swetsman for the same But on the Contrary it appeared Strongly & plainly & this
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Depont. Veryly Beleives that the said Swetman drew up & Signed the sd. information
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or confession from a conviction of the injustice & wrong he had done to the Deft. by falsely
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Charging him with the sd. forgery & Felony, and a Resolution to make him all the
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Preparation in his power
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Wm. Macklean
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Sworn at Justice Hall in the
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10th July 1754
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By the Court
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