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<p n="60">The King agt. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n60-1">Frederick Mac Cannon</rs>
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On the Indictmt. of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n60-2">Robt. Juardine</rs>
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For a Supposed Defraud</p>
<p n="61"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n61-1">Frederick Mac Cannon</rs>
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the said Defendant Maketh Oath and<lb></lb>
saith That the Prosecutor having Preferred this Indictment for a<lb></lb>
Supposed Fraud and the same being found a true Bill this Deft is<lb></lb>
is informed that by the Custom of the Court this Deft must take<lb></lb>
his Tryal at the Present Sessions And this Defendt. further said<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n61-2">Gregory Mac Cannon</rs>
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and some other Persons are<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
very Material Witnesses for this Deft<lb></lb>
on the Tryal of the said<del>Deft</del>
Indictment and that this Deft<lb></lb>
cannot safely Proceed to the Tryal thereof without the Benefit of<lb></lb>
their Testimony And this Deft further saith that the sd. Gregory<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n61-3">Mac Cannon</rs>
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is a prisoner in Custody of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65481_occ13">Keeper of the Palace</rs>
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Court Prison And by reason of the Shortness of the time this Dept. cannot<lb></lb>
cause a Habeas Corpus to be Sued out directed to the Judges of the said<lb></lb>
Court to bring the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n61-4">Gregory Mac Cannon</rs>
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into this Court so that<lb></lb>
this Deft might have the Benefit of his Testimony And altho diligent<lb></lb>
enquiry hath been made as this Dept is infd. & believes to find out<lb></lb>
the places of abode of the said other Persons, Yet this Dept hath<lb></lb>
been informed & believes they cannot be found So that this Dept<lb></lb>
cannot have the Benefit of their Testimony On the Tryal of the said<lb></lb>
Indictment but that this Dept shall be able to find them out so<lb></lb>
as to have the same against the next Sessions And<del>that</del>
this Dept<lb></lb>
further Saith he is informed & verily bels. he hath a just and<lb></lb>
good Defence to make to this Indictment And that upon the<lb></lb>
Tryal thereof he shall be Acquitted of he has time given him to<lb></lb>
prepare his Defence thereto</p>
<p n="62">Sworn in Court the 14th<lb></lb>
April 1770}</p>
<p n="63">G:S</p>
<p n="64"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65481_n64-1">Frederick Mc. Cannon</rs>
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