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maketh Oath and saith
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That on or about the third Day of the present Month of
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October
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the Poultry
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Compter
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London by Mr. Alderman Hopkins on the Oath of this
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Deponent and others for forging and counterfeiting or
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procuring to be forged and counterfeited the last Will of
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Shaw Farquharson
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late a Seaman belonging to His
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deceased in order to receive
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Wages due for the Service of the said Shaw Farquharson
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on board the said Ship And this Deponent saith
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That previous to the said
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as aforesaid Probate of the said forged Will had been
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granted by the prerogative Court of
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And this
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Deponent being advised that no Indictment can
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properly be preferred against the Prisoner for forging
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the said Will the said Probate has been called in
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or declared null and void by the said prerogative Court
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he this Deponent hath therefore employed Messrs.
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and Slade Proctors in Doctors Commons to
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take the necessary Steps for that purpose And this
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Deponent further saith that he has been informed
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by the said Mr. Slade (which Information he verily
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believes to be true) that according to the ordinary
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Proceedings of the said Court the said Probate will in
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