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<p n="1">The King agt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1-1">John Parkin</rs>
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At the Prosecution of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1-2">Henry<lb></lb>
Blake</rs>
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<p n="2"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n2-1">John Parkin</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45001_occ1">Prisoner</rs>
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in this Tryal Maketh Oath & Saith<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n2-2">Thomas James</rs>
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is a Material Witness in this Tryal & That<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n2-3">Thomas James</rs>
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is now at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo1">Whitehaven</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo2">County of<lb></lb>
Cumberland</rs>
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as this Deponent has been Informed and verily<lb></lb>
Believes to be True of This Deponent Saith that about Three<lb></lb>
or four Days after this Depondent was Apprehended on Suspicion<lb></lb>
of Committing the Fact Charged in this Indictment he did Write<lb></lb>
a Letter to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n2-4">Thos. James</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo3">Whitehaven</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
aforesaid And at that time did not Know what a Subporna<lb></lb>
was and Would have sent one down to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo4">Whitehaven</rs>
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of he had<lb></lb>
Known the Nature of the same And this Deponent saith that<lb></lb>
he Intends Immediately to send down a Subporna in Order<lb></lb>
to Oblige the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n2-5">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="LMOBPS45001_n2-6">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="LMOBPS45001_n2-7">Thomas James</rs>
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<p n="3">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45001_date3">Sixteenth day of January<lb></lb>
1756</rs>
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. at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo5">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo6">Old Bailey</rs>
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<p n="4">By the Court</p>
<p n="5">J Parkin</p>
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