The King
agt.
John Oakes< no role > Esqr }

John Bolger< no role > of Milton next Gravesend in the County of
Kent Surgeon and Apothecary maketh Oath, That the
Defendant John Oakes< no role > now Mayor of the Corporation of
Gravesendand Milton in the said County of Kent on
Saturday the eighth of this present January being then
Indisposed sent for the Deponent on which day this Deponts
attended him and perceived him to be violeutly disorder with
a fever whereupon this Deponent did Administer medicines
proper for his Relief, but his said fever continning very
Violent and dangerous as this Deponent conceived he
advised a Physician to be sent for, and there upon Doctor
Thorp a Physician of Rochester cause to this Deponents
Assistance, and Administred for the said Defendant And
this Deponent Saith that he hath Several times in every
day non [..] ly atto [..] ant ever since
Saturday last the time he was so taken ill, And Saith
the said Defendant is so exceeding ill, that he is not
capable of Coming abroad nor by any means whatsoever
can be brought to London to attend at the Old Bailey
without great danger of his Life.

Sworn at Maid Stone in the
County of Kent the 13th day
of January 1742 }

Before me

Will: Gates< no role > one of
the Commissioners Etc

Jno. Bolger< no role >