The King agt. Joseph Mepham< no role >
Charged on the Oath of Ann Walsh< no role > for filing and
Diminishing the Gold Coin of this Kingdom Called
Guineas

Joseph Mepham< no role > the Prisoner Maketh Oath that William Winch< no role > ; Robert
Taylor< no role > ,and Thomas Parker< no role > , are Material Witnesses for this Deponent, And that their
Testimony is absolutely Necessary for this Deponents Defence on this Prosecution and
without the Benefit of whose Testimony this Deponent Cannot Safely Proceed to
Tryal And that the aforesaid Robert Winch< no role > Dwells at Wickham in the County of
Buckingham Twenty Nine Milles Distant from London and the aforesaid Robert
Taylor< no role > Dwells at Abbots Arm [..] in the County of Buckingham also did Thirty four
Miles or more distant from London And the aforesaid Thomas Parker< no role >
Dwells at Aylesbury in the same County of Buckingham Forty two miles distant
from London And that Neither the aforesaid William Winch< no role > Robert Taylor< no role >
and Thomas Parker< no role > are Yet Arrived in London as this Deponent Verily
beleives And this Deponent Saith that he Cannot have the benefit of the
Evidence of the aforesaid William Winch< no role > Robert Taylor< no role > and Thomas Parker< no role >
or any or either of them at this Present Sessions of Oyer and Terminer But
Verily beleives he Can have their Testimony at the next ensuing Sessions
Which he will use his Utmost Endeavour to do

Sworn the 10 Decr. 1748
at Justice Hall in the
Old Baily
By the Court

Joseph Mepham< no role >