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<p n="267">The King agt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n267-1">John Parkin</rs>
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At the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n267-2">Henry<lb></lb>
Blake</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="268"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-1">John Parkin</rs>
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the Prisoner in this Tryal Maketh Oath & Saith<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-2">Thomas James</rs>
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is a Material Witness in this Tayal & That<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-3">Thomas James</rs>
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is now at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45000_geo109">Whitehaven</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45000_geo110">County of<lb></lb>
Cumberland</rs>
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as this Deponent has been Informed and verily<lb></lb>
Believes to be True & This Deponent Saith that about Three<lb></lb>
or four Days after this Deponent was Apprehended on Suspicion<lb></lb>
of Committing the Fact Charged in this Indictment did Write<lb></lb>
a Letter to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-4">Thos. James</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45000_geo111">Whitehaven</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
aforesaid And at that time did not Know what a Subpana<lb></lb>
was and Would have sent one down to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45000_geo112">Whitehaven</rs>
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if he had<lb></lb>
Known the Nature of the same And this Deponent saith that<lb></lb>
he Intends Immediately to send down a Subpana in Order<lb></lb>
to Oblige the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-5">Thomas James</rs>
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to Attend the Tryal of this<lb></lb>
Deponent at the Next Sessions And this Deponent Saith<lb></lb>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-6">Thos. James</rs>
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is a Material Witness to the<lb></lb>
Facts Charged in this Indictment And that he Cannot<lb></lb>
Safely Proceed to the Tryal of this Cause without the<lb></lb>
Testimony of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45000_n268-7">Thomas James</rs>
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<p n="269">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45000_date3">Sixteenth day of January<lb></lb>
1756</rs>
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. at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45000_geo113">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45000_geo114">Old Bailey</rs>
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</p>
<p n="270">By the Court</p>
<p n="271">J Parkin</p>
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