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The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4216-1">William Frankland</rs>
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on a prosecution for Felony</p>
<p n="4217"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-1">Robert Falkner</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
Harpsickord Maker and Music Printer maketh Oath and<lb></lb>
saith that he hath been acquainted for Six Months last<lb></lb>
past with the above named Dependant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-2">William Frankland</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1703">Kensington</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1704">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Gentleman<lb></lb>
now a Prisoner in Newgate for having Shot at <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-3">Thomas Miller</rs>
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seventh day of November last And this Deponent saith<del>that</del>
<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-4">William Frankland</rs>
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at several times during<lb></lb>
the Months aforesaid, but particularly in the said Month of<lb></lb>
November for some days before the said twenty seventh day<lb></lb>
of that Month conducted and behaved himself when in<lb></lb>
Company with this Deponent so oddly and inconsistently<lb></lb>
that this Deponent did believe and look upon the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-5">William<lb></lb>
Frankland</rs>
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to be disturbed in his Senses And this Deponent<lb></lb>
particularly saith that during the said Month of November<lb></lb>
prion to the said Shooting he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-6">William Frankland</rs>
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<lb></lb>
when in Conversation with this Deponent was quite<lb></lb>
incoherent in his Discourse rambling in a most sudden<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and abrupt Manner from one Idea to another entirely foreign to<lb></lb>
the former and never finishing any Subject he talked upon<lb></lb>
in so much that this Deponent did then observe and think and<lb></lb>
is now well convinced the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4217-7">William Frankland</rs>
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was then<lb></lb>
insane and impaired in his Mind and understanding And<lb></lb>
this Deponent further saith that he hath frequently visited<lb></lb>
the said Prisoner in Newgate since his aforesaid Confinement<lb></lb>
these and hath constantly found him insane of Mind and<lb></lb>
not capable of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
being advised with on<lb></lb>
his present unhappy Condition And this Deponent saith that<lb></lb>
he last saw the said Prisoner this Morning in<obscured></obscured>
Bail Dock<obscured></obscured>
and<lb></lb>
the said Prisoner is now insane and unfit to be brought upon<lb></lb>
his Tryal and incapable of judging how to plead to the<lb></lb>
Indictment against him as this Deponent verily believes And<lb></lb>
lastly this Deponent saith he has been informed and verily believes<lb></lb>
that<obscured></obscured>
and<obscured></obscured>
Material Evidence of the said Prisoner's Instantly of Mind<lb></lb>
can be given by Witnesses now residing in different and distant Parts<lb></lb>
of the Country if time be allowed till the next Sessions at<lb></lb>
the old Bayley to Subpelna them to give Evidence on the said Prisoner<lb></lb>
Behalf</p>
<p n="4218">Sworn at the Session house in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1705">Old Bailey</rs>
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the ninth day of December<lb></lb>
1773}</p>
<p n="4219">By the Court</p>
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