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<p n="670">The King<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n670-1">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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For defrauding the<lb></lb>
Underwriters of the Ship<lb></lb>
Polly of One hundred and<lb></lb>
Thirty six Pounds and<lb></lb>
upwards</p>
<p n="671"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-1">John Shoolbred</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo426">Bury Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo427">Saint Mary Axe</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ238">Merchant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
one of the Underwriters of the Ship Polly and her large maketh<lb></lb>
Oath and Saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-2">William Skeys</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo428">Cork</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Kingdom of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo429">Ireland</rs>
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is a very material<lb></lb>
Witness against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-3">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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and without<lb></lb>
whose testimony this Deponent is informed and verity<lb></lb>
believes that he this Deponent who is bound to prosecute<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-4">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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cannot with safety preferr a<lb></lb>
Billl of Indictment against the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-5">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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so as<lb></lb>
to have the same found a true Bill And this Deponent<lb></lb>
further Saith that he is informed and verily believes that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-6">William Skeys</rs>
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is now at Cork aforesaid and<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
hopes & beleives that he shall be able to have the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-7">William Skeys</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo430">England</rs>
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to give evidence upon a Bill<lb></lb>
of Indictment before the grand inquest against the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-8">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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at the next Session of Oyer and<lb></lb>
Terminer to be holden for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo431">City of London</rs>
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which he will<lb></lb>
use his endeavours to accomplish and this Deponent further<lb></lb>
Saith that upon his application to the Clerk of the Sessions of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ240">Oyer and Terminer</rs>
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for an Indictment against the said Henry<lb></lb>
Eastwick<del>that</del>
he was informed by him & where be he believes to be long that he could not<lb></lb>
prepare a good or proper Bill of Indictment without receiving<lb></lb>
Instructions from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n671-10">William Skeys</rs>
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<p n="672">Sworn at Justice Hall in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo432">Old Bailey</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date54">fourth<lb></lb>
day of May 1772</rs>
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By the Court</p>
<p n="673"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n673-1">Jno Shoolbred</rs>
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