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Conspiracy (on the Prosecution of
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one of the Defendant in this Indictment and
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for herselfe Saith, that She this Deponent having Pleaded Not Guilty
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to the above Indictment at the Last Sessions of Oyer and Terminer
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to be
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held in this Honourable Court,and Entred into Recognizance to
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Try her Traverse at this present Sessions, which this Deponent Absolutely
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intended
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Doing in Pursuance of her said Recognizance But this
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Deponent Saith that
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this Deponent (and without whose Testimony this Deponent is Advised
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and verily Believes She Cannot Safely Proceed to the Tryall of this
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is now and hath
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She would Positively have Sent Down to Money in the said Isle of Ely
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to have Subpenaed the said
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to have Attended the
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Tryall of this Indictment at this present Sessions to give Evidence on
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the Behalfe of this Deponent, But that this Deponent was about a
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Fortnight ago Informed by
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(Cousin of the said
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at the Isle of Ely aforesaid and from such Information she verily Believed That he the said
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would
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in about Ten days Time which was the Sole Reason
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of her this Deponent not Sending Down such Subpena for him to Attend
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as aforesaid, and this Deponent Saith that the hath Since Diligently
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Enquired after the said
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in Order to have Subpenaed
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him to Attend at this present Sessions but finds upon the Strickest Enquiry
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that he is not yet Come to London, But this Deponent is likewise well
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Informed by the and
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his Cousin and verily believes
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that he the said
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will Certainly be in London before
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the next Sessions, and a fact, this Deponent is Determinedly and
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will Certainly Send Down a Subpena to be Served on him at the said
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Isle of Ely to Give Evidence on this Deponents Behalfe at the next
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Ensueing Sessions to be held in this Honourable Court, In Order that
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No
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