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<p n="153">The King against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n153-1">Thomas Phillips</rs>
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for Forgery</p>
<p n="154"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-1">Joseph Manwaring</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15068_geo180">Bartholomew Lane</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15068_occ103">Hatter</rs>
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maketh Oath and Saith<lb></lb>
that the Defendant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-3">Thomas Phillips</rs>
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in the above Cause was at the last Session holden for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15068_geo181">City of London</rs>
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Indicted for feloniously uttering and Publishing as true a Forged Bill of<lb></lb>
Exchange with the Name <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-89">Richd. Hall</rs>
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Subscribed thereto knowing it to be forged with<lb></lb>
intent to Defraud him this Deponent And That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-4">William Hall</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15068_geo182">Caxton</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15068_geo183">Cambridge</rs>
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Father to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-5">Richard Hall</rs>
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is a Material Witness for him this Deponent in<lb></lb>
the above Cause to prove that the Name Richd. Hall Wrote upon the said Bill of Exchange is<lb></lb>
not of his said Sons hand Writing. And without the Testimony of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-6">William Hall</rs>
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this<lb></lb>
Deponent Cannot with any Safety Proceed to the Tryal of the said Cause. And this Deponent<lb></lb>
also Saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-7">William Hall</rs>
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Attended the preferring the Indictment at the last<lb></lb>
Session and was Sworn as Witness thereon and faithfully promised this Deponent that<lb></lb>
he would come to Town and Attend to give his Evidence at, the Trial at the ensing session<lb></lb>
which this Deponent intirely relyed upon for his so doing And Lastly this Deponent<lb></lb>
Saith that he hath been informed by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-8">George Harvey</rs>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15068_geo184">Caxton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15068_occ104">Waggoner</rs>
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that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n154-9">William Hall</rs>
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was on Monday Night last very ill of a Cold and so infirm<lb></lb>
and Weak that he could not Possibly Attend this court at this Session to give his Evidence<lb></lb>
on the Tryal of the sd. Cause all which this Deponent verily believes to be true</p>
<p n="155">Sworn at Justice hall in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15068_geo185">Old Baily</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15068_date23">26 day of May 1757</rs>
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<p n="156">By the Court</p>
<p n="157"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15068_n157-1">Joseph Manwaring</rs>
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