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The King agt.
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Robt. Juardine
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For a Supposed Defraud
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Frederick Mac Cannon
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the said Defendant Maketh Oath and
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saith That the Prosecutor having Preferred this Indictment for a
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Supposed Fraud and the same being found a true Bill this Deft is
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is informed that by the Custom of the Court this Deft must take
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his Tryal at the Present Sessions And this Defendt. further said
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that
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Gregory Mac Cannon
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and some other Persons are
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very Material Witnesses for this Deft
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on the Tryal of the said
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Deft
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Indictment and that this Deft
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cannot safely Proceed to the Tryal thereof without the Benefit of
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their Testimony And this Deft further saith that the sd. Gregory
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Mac Cannon
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is a prisoner in Custody of the
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Keeper of the Palace
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Court Prison And by reason of the Shortness of the time this Dept. cannot
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cause a Habeas Corpus to be Sued out directed to the Judges of the said
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Court to bring the sd
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Gregory Mac Cannon
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into this Court so that
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this Deft might have the Benefit of his Testimony And altho diligent
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enquiry hath been made as this Dept is infd. & believes to find out
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the places of abode of the said other Persons, Yet this Dept hath
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been informed & believes they cannot be found So that this Dept
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cannot have the Benefit of their Testimony On the Tryal of the said
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Indictment but that this Dept shall be able to find them out so
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as to have the same against the next Sessions And
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this Dept
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further Saith he is informed & verily bels. he hath a just and
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good Defence to make to this Indictment And that upon the
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Tryal thereof he shall be Acquitted of he has time given him to
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prepare his Defence thereto
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Sworn in Court the 14th
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April 1770}
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G:S
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