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1774
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The King on the Prosecution of
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William Wisnan
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For a
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Misdemeanor
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the Defendants above named upon their Oaths each deposing for himself
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say That they cannot with any Degree of safety try the Traverses in this
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Prosecution at this present Session without the Testimony of one
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Donald who these Deponents severally say is a
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material witness for them and each and every of the Defendants and the
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Reason these Deponents came of have the benefit of his Testimony on the
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Trial of the above Indictment (if the same was ordered for this Session) is
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now is and for some Time past
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on a Risk Bed and is at Present so ill
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that he can service in Her an Int
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able Word and is not by any means
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able to attend the Tryal at this present Session And these Deponents
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further say that being willing to comply with the Order of last Session
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used every Effort to come to afair Arbitration so as the same might be
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finally determined But the said
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the material as
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Witness as aforesaid being so extremely He as to be totally unable to give
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of such Testimony (which is essentially material) might have been given
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the Defendants and these Deponents Say that the Time Rented
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being still sick it is impossible for them or any of them
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saftely to go to Tryal Therefore desire their several Recognizance
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may be Respited till next Session
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Sworn in Court the Fifteenth Day
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January 1774 Before}
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