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In a Matter of a Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n1-1">William Smith</rs>
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martin in the Fields</rs>
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in the said County Gentleman Severally<lb></lb>
make Oath and say And First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-3">Thomas Dickinson</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith That he did no Receive the Copy of the abovementioned <lb></lb>
Petition and order of this Honourable Court Untill near One of the Clock at<lb></lb>
noon Yesterday And the this Deponent used his Best endeavours<lb></lb>
to see the other Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-4">William Bullock</rs>
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his Attorney to give<lb></lb>
him Instructions to defend this Deponent against the said<lb></lb>
Petition he was not able to see him till after Ten o Clock last Night<lb></lb>
tho' this Deponent had left the said Copy of the said Petitiion and<lb></lb>
Order at the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-5">William Bullock</rs>
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And this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith That from the shortness of the Notice of the said<lb></lb>
Petition and order this Deponent is not nor can he be prepared to<lb></lb>
defendand answer the same this Deponent having several<lb></lb>
Witness to Attend who this Deponent cannot get to Attend at<lb></lb>
present and this Deponent will be ready to answer and defend the<lb></lb>
same at the next Session and the said Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-6">William<lb></lb>
Bullock</rs>
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for himself saith that from the short Notice of the said<lb></lb>
Petition and order this Deponent is not nor can he be prepared to<lb></lb>
make a proper Defence for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-7">Thomas Dickinson</rs>
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at this<lb></lb>
present General Session of the peace And that he this Deponent<lb></lb>
did last night personally serve the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-8">William smith</rs>
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the son<lb></lb>
with a Notice in Writing that the Court would be Moved this Morning<lb></lb>
or so soon after as Councel could be heard that the hearing of the<lb></lb>
above Petition and the Order made thereupon might be adjourned <lb></lb>
Untill the next Session to be holden in and for the County aforesaid<lb></lb>
which Notice this Deponent hath been informed and verily believes <lb></lb>
to be True the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50764_n2-9">William Smith</rs>
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the son carried and left with<lb></lb>
the said William, Smith the Father and did also last Night<obscured></obscured>
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another Copy of the said Notice in Writing in the Letter Box or receives <lb></lb>
of Letters and papers at the Chamber so Mr W Dobey who is or Acts<lb></lb>
as Attorney or Sollicitor for the said Petition at his Chambers in<lb></lb>
Furnivals Inn Holborne the Door being Shutt Hand no person<lb></lb>
therein to the knowledge of this Deponent</p>
<p n="3">Both Sworn in Court<lb></lb>
27 of Feby 1783</p>
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