To the Kings most Excellent Majesty
it please your Majesty

Jn Obedience to their Excellencies the Lords Justices Comands
Signified to us by Mr. Potter referring to us the annexed Petition of
James Reilly and of Robert Browne< no role > and John Edge< no role > and directing us
to examine into the Subject matter thereof and to Report a State of the Case
with our Opinion what may be properly done therein.

The Petition of James Reilly< no role > Sets forth, That in August
1747. Gabriel Alexander Reilly< no role > deced the Petitioners Son being first
Lieutenant of Marines on board the Kingston Private Ship of War
had a dispute at sea on beard the said Ship with Robert Browne< no role >
John Edge< no role > Nicholson, James Martin< no role > , Burgess
and Jordan who all fell upon the Said Gabriel & beat him
& would have murdered him but that they were prevented by the Captain
and the Crew at which time Said Brown and the Rest of the Consederates
declared that the next time he went on Shore they would Put him to
Death and that he Should never see England. That two Days
after the Ship put into Gnernsey where the Said Gabriel Went< no role > on Shore
to avoid being Murdered, but Brown, Edge, Burgess, Nicholson, Martin
and Jordon Soon got on Show and there Murdered the Said Gabriel and
afterwards they all fled on board the said Ship, but Martin and Nicholson
were committed to the Castle of Guernsey to be tried for the Said Murder
the former of whom Soon made his Escape out of prison and with the
rest of the said Murderers made their Escape to England

That upon the Examinations of Patrick Barry< no role > & Philip
Ford< no role > Sworn before Mr. Broadhead One of Your Majestys Justices for
Middlesex (a Copy of which is Annexed to the Said Petiton) the Said
Brown and Edge have been Apprehended who intend to apply to the
Justices at the Sessions at Hicks's Hall to be discharged, in as much as
they