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<p n="547">To the Kings most Excellent Majesty<lb></lb>
it please your Majesty</p>
<p n="548">Jn Obedience to their Excellencies the Lords Justices Comands<lb></lb>
Signified to us by Mr. Potter referring to us the annexed Petition of<lb></lb>
James Reilly and of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n548-2">Robert Browne</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n548-3">John Edge</rs>
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and directing us<lb></lb>
to examine into the Subject matter thereof and to Report a State of the Case<lb></lb>
with our Opinion what may be properly done therein.</p>
<p n="549">The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n549-1">James Reilly</rs>
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Sets forth, That in August<lb></lb>
1747. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n549-19">Gabriel Alexander Reilly</rs>
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deced the Petitioners Son being first<lb></lb>
Lieutenant of Marines on board the Kingston Private Ship of War<lb></lb>
had a dispute at sea on beard the said Ship with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n549-2">Robert Browne</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n549-3">John Edge</rs>
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Nicholson, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n549-38">James Martin</rs>
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, Burgess<lb></lb>
and Jordan who all fell upon the Said Gabriel & beat him<lb></lb>
& would have murdered him but that they were prevented by the Captain<lb></lb>
and the Crew at which time Said Brown and the Rest of the Consederates<lb></lb>
declared that the next time he went on Shore they would Put him to<lb></lb>
Death and that he Should never see England. That two Days<lb></lb>
after the Ship put into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo387">Gnernsey</rs>
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where the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n549-6">Gabriel Went</rs>
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on Shore<lb></lb>
to avoid being Murdered, but Brown, Edge, Burgess, Nicholson, Martin<lb></lb>
and Jordon Soon got on Show and there Murdered the Said Gabriel and<lb></lb>
afterwards they all fled on board the said Ship, but Martin and Nicholson<lb></lb>
were committed to the Castle of Guernsey to be tried for the Said Murder<lb></lb>
the former of whom Soon made his Escape out of prison and with the<lb></lb>
rest of the said Murderers made their Escape to England</p>
<p n="550">That upon the Examinations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n550-1">Patrick Barry</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n550-2">Philip<lb></lb>
Ford</rs>
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Sworn before Mr. Broadhead One of Your Majestys Justices for<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo388">Middlesex</rs>
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(a Copy of which is Annexed to the Said Petiton) the Said<lb></lb>
Brown and Edge have been Apprehended who intend to apply to the<lb></lb>
Justices at the Sessions at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo389">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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to be discharged, in as much as<lb></lb>
they</p>
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