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Recognizance And this Deponent was continued upon
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his lawn and the Recognizance which his two Sureties
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entered into hill the Present Sessions And this Deponent saith
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that be has been informed that he prosecutrix hath now Signed
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Judgment of Non: Pros: against the said
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William Smith
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And
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hath taken ant Execution there on And the said
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being a poor Man absconds and keeps out of the way upon
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Account of such Escastion being out against him And this
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Deponent further saith that he gave Notice to the Prosecutrix
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that he would appear at the Present Sessions and they the said
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Indictment against him and that he attended
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on his
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Council every day Since the cornmen
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ment of the said
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Sessions to Know when the said Indictment would
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Probably came on to be tryed And that be Suppeon
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Sevarel
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Witnesses on the different occasions and that he Knew not
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till Yesterday last that every thing had been done according to
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the Practice of this Court necessary to bring the said Indictment
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to be tryed and that he was Yesterday informed that no
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Seuire had been taken out and this Deponent having at the
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last Sessions entered his Travence and taken ant the Venire
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at a great Expense did not conca
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it necessary at the
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Present Sessions and that he really wishes to try the said
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Indictment on the Merits And this Deponent
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Francis
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Martin Hamilton
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Saith that he as Sollicitor for the other
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Thomas Casey
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Paused to be entered the
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the said Indictment at the last Sessions and caused to be take
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out the Venire and caused all things to he done necessary
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according to the Practice of the said Court to being the said
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Indictment to be tryed when the Judge would not proceed to
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the tryal of the said Indictment as above set forth by the others
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Deponent
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Thomas Casey
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as this Deponent is informed and
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verily believes And this Deponent saith that he did not
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conceive it necessary that any Traverse should be taken out
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or Venire entered at the present Sessions same having been
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direct the last Sessions And this Deponent saith that the
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Travence not being before entered or Venire taken out was
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owing to his want of Knowledge of the Practice in the said
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Court and that this application to the Court is not made within
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View to any unfair advantage for the other Deponent
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Casey nor
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any trick on the Prosecutrix And this Dept
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further saith that same the commencement of the present Sessions
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be frequently applied at the Cormeils door of the said Sessions
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House to be admitted as well to conseld the Council for the Deft
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as to be informed by the Officer of the Court what the Practice of the said
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Court and what were the requisited to be done in the
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