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<p n="879">The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n879-1">Robert Dewar</rs>
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for Forgery</p>
<p n="880"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n880-1">Donald Farquharson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo809">Hollen Street</rs>
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in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo810">Saint Ann</rs>
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within the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo811">Westminster</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo812">County of Middlesex</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith<lb></lb>
That on or about the third Day of the present Month of<lb></lb>
October <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n880-2">Robert Dewar</rs>
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was committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo813">the Poultry</rs>
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Compter<lb></lb>
London by Mr. Alderman Hopkins on the Oath of this<lb></lb>
Deponent and others for forging and counterfeiting or<lb></lb>
procuring to be forged and counterfeited the last Will of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n880-3">Shaw Farquharson</rs>
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late a Seaman belonging to His<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n880-4">Ship Roebuck</rs>
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deceased in order to receive<lb></lb>
Wages due for the Service of the said Shaw Farquharson<lb></lb>
on board the said Ship And this Deponent saith<lb></lb>
That previous to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n880-6">Robert Dewar</rs>
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's Commitment<lb></lb>
as aforesaid Probate of the said forged Will had been<lb></lb>
granted by the prerogative Court of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo814">Canterbury</rs>
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And this<lb></lb>
Deponent being advised that no Indictment can<lb></lb>
properly be preferred against the Prisoner for forging<lb></lb>
the said Will the said Probate has been called in<lb></lb>
or declared null and void by the said prerogative Court<lb></lb>
he this Deponent hath therefore employed Messrs.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ353">Major</rs>
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and Slade Proctors in Doctors Commons to<lb></lb>
take the necessary Steps for that purpose And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that he has been informed<lb></lb>
by the said Mr. Slade (which Information he verily<lb></lb>
believes to be true) that according to the ordinary<lb></lb>
Proceedings of the said Court the said Probate will in<lb></lb>
all</p>
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