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1790. Third Sittings. [Wednesday] August 25.

of Mr. George Hodgson, on a Charge of having forged a promissory Note purporting to be sign’d by Mr. Hodgson for a large sum, said to have been forged by Ramcaunt Paul, of which Charge Ramcaunt Paul had been acquitted by Verdict. Note. By me John Hyde, Ramcaunt Paul was acquitted by Verdict, because Mr. Scott and Mr. Lind being Executors were deem’d by the Court incompetent to be examined as Witnesses on this prosecution for forgery, because they had the legal interest in
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