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<p n="352">The Kingagst. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n352-1">John Harrison</rs>
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On an Indictment for wilfull &<lb></lb>
Corrupt Perjury}<lb></lb>
on the Prosecution<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n352-2">John Bedall</rs>
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<p n="353"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n353-1">Barbara</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ214">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n353-17">John Harrison</rs>
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the Deft. in this Cause maketh Oath that this Depts. husband being<lb></lb>
Indicted at the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo361">City of London</rs>
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on Wednesday the twelfth<lb></lb>
day of October One thousand Seven hundred and forty three for wilful and Corrupt Perjury to which<lb></lb>
said Indictment the Defendt. at the Sessions held for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo362">City of London</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo363">Justice Hall</rs>
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in the<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo364"> Old<lb></lb>
Bailey</rs>
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on or about Wednesday the thirteenth day of May One thousand seven hundred and fifty<lb></lb>
Pleaded not Guilty and Entred into Recognizance with Sureties to Try the Same And ths Depont Saith<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n353-2">Ann Cherrier</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ215">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n353-3">Lewis Cherrier</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo365">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ216">Merchant</rs>
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who is a very material Witness<lb></lb>
for the Defendt. in this Cause did before that time to wit in January One thousand Seven hundred &<lb></lb>
forty nine go beyond the Seas to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo366">Rothfort</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo367">France</rs>
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about five hundred Miles beyond <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo368">Paris</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
is not yet returned and the said Ann Cherrier being then Pregnant and near the time of her<lb></lb>
Delivery as she informed this Depont. by a Letter dated on or about the month of Septr. Last<lb></lb>
by means whereof she was not able to come to England And this Depont. further Saith that by<lb></lb>
another Letter from the said Ann Cherrier this Depont. is informed and beleives that the said<lb></lb>
Ann Cherrier by reason of a further indisposition hath not been able to undertake a Journey to London<lb></lb>
without the utmost danger of Loosing her life and verily beleives the said Ann Cherrier<lb></lb>
will come to England on or about the Month of May next and not Sooner And this Depont.<lb></lb>
Saith that without the Testimony of the said Ann Cherrier the Defendt. cannot Safely proceed<lb></lb>
to Tryal, in the aforesaid Indictment And this Depont. further Saith that the Defendt.<lb></lb>
being an Attorney in the Court of Kings Bench in very publick Business and hath<lb></lb>
very constantly attended the Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo369">Westminster</rs>
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and other Places where business<lb></lb>
required him for upwards of Seven years after the said Indictment was found Yet he<lb></lb>
was not required to appear and plead to the said Indictment untill after the said Ann<lb></lb>
Cherrier was gone beyond Seas And this Depont. further saith that she this Depont. hath<lb></lb>
Reced a Letter from <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n353-4">Lewis Cherrier</rs>
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the husband of the said Ann Cherrier dated from<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo370">Rothford</rs>
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the Eighteenth of this present Month New Still That she is now sick in<del>Such</del>
bed<lb></lb>
which this Depont. beleives to be true.</p>
<p n="354">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15062_date79">17th. day of Septr.<lb></lb>
1751</rs>
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at Justice Hall in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo371">Old Baily</rs>
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<p n="355">By the Court</p>
<p n="356">B: Harrison</p>
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