Middlesex Sessions:
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June 1767

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Daniel Collins< no role > Appellant
Between and
Samuel Lawrence< no role > Respond. }
On an Appeal
agt. a Conviction
of Sr. John Fielding< no role >
for Receiving
Embirelled Silk

Middlesex


George Harrison< no role > of the Parish of Saint Mathew Bethnall
Green in the County of Middlesex Cordwainer maketh Oath that
James Bell< no role > (who this Deponent hath been Informed did Lately
Lodge in the said Parish ) is a Material Witness on the Part of the
Restiondent in the above Appeal and that it will not be Safe to
proceed to the hearing or Determination of the said Appeal without
the Testimony of him the said James Bell< no role > as this Deponent hath
been Informed & verily Believes And this Deponent Saith that on
Friday the 22nd. day of May last this Deponent Personally
Served the said James Bell< no role > with a Subpena Issuing out of this
Court and Commanding the said James Bell< no role > to Appear in this
Court on Tuesday the 2nd. day of June Instant at the Hour of Eight
in the forenoon to Testify the Truth & give Evidence between the
said Appellant and Respondent on the Matter of the said Appeal
by delivering a true Copy of the said Subpana and at the same
time Shewing him the said Subpana And this Deponent Saith
that at the time this Deponent so Served the said James Bell< no role > with the
said Subpena he the said James Bell< no role > told this Deponent that he
was very Loth to Appear to hurt his Friend or Acquaintance
of Expressed himself in Words to that or the like Import And this
Deponent Sailk he does verily Believe that the said James Bell< no role >
is kept out of the Way by or by the means of the said Appellant
or his Agents on Purpose to Prevent his giving Testimony in the
Matter of the said Appeal

Sworn in Court the 21th day of [..] June
1767By the Court}

By the Court
Waller

The Mark of
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George Harrison< no role >
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