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<p n="336"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo261">Old Bailey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n336-1">Michael Johnston</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
For Forgery<lb></lb>
and Felony</p>
<p n="337"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-1">Michael Johnston</rs>
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the Defendant maketh Oath,<lb></lb>
and saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-2">James Jones</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-3">Thomas Black</rs>
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<lb></lb>
are two Material Witnesses for this Deponent<lb></lb>
to prove the Execution of the will of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-4">Alexander<lb></lb>
Black</rs>
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the Tertator deceased and that the same<lb></lb>
was executed by him in his life time, they being<lb></lb>
Subscribing Witnesses to such Will And this Deponent<lb></lb>
being to be Tryed on a Charge of Forging the same<lb></lb>
this Deponent on Tuesday last<obscured></obscured>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-59">Sarah<lb></lb>
Kirkam</rs>
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to the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-5">Richard Ready</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo262">the sign of the<lb></lb>
Gun and Hollybush</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo263">Cable Street</rs>
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where the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-6">James Jones</rs>
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Dwelt or was to be found when in Town<lb></lb>
who<del>when</del>
soon after returned and informed this Deponent<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-7">James Jones</rs>
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had a short time before<lb></lb>
gone to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo264">Liverpool</rs>
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and would not return for some<lb></lb>
little time and this Deponent further saith that he also<lb></lb>
sent the<del>other</del>
laid <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-8">Sarah Kirkam</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo265">the sign of the<lb></lb>
Globe</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
tched Fryars<del>to</del>
where the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-9">Thomas<lb></lb>
Black</rs>
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also resided or was to be formed when this said<lb></lb>
Sarah Kirkam returned to this Deponent and informed<lb></lb>
him that he was gone to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo266">Bristol</rs>
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about<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Three<lb></lb>
days before and would not return for near a Month<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further saith that without<lb></lb>
the Testimony of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-10">James Jones</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n337-11">Thomas<lb></lb>
Black</rs>
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this Deponent cannot safely Proceed to<lb></lb>
his Defence on this Indictment.</p>
<p n="338">Sworn in Open Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo267">Justice<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo268">old Bailey</rs>
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, this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date72">25th. day<lb></lb>
of Febry 1785</rs>
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<p n="339"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n339-1">Michael Johnston</rs>
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