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To the Kings most Excellent Majesty
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it please your Majesty
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Jn Obedience to their Excellencies the Lords Justices Comands
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Signified to us by Mr. Potter referring to us the annexed Petition of
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James Reilly and of
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and directing us
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to examine into the Subject matter thereof and to Report a State of the Case
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with our Opinion what may be properly done therein.
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The Petition of
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James Reilly
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Sets forth, That in August
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1747.
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Gabriel Alexander Reilly
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deced the Petitioners Son being first
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Lieutenant of Marines on board the Kingston Private Ship of War
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had a dispute at sea on beard the said Ship with
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Nicholson,
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, Burgess
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and Jordan who all fell upon the Said Gabriel & beat him
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& would have murdered him but that they were prevented by the Captain
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and the Crew at which time Said Brown and the Rest of the Consederates
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declared that the next time he went on Shore they would Put him to
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Death and that he Should never see England. That two Days
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after the Ship put into
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where the Said
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on Shore
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to avoid being Murdered, but Brown, Edge, Burgess, Nicholson, Martin
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and Jordon Soon got on Show and there Murdered the Said Gabriel and
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afterwards they all fled on board the said Ship, but Martin and Nicholson
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were committed to the Castle of Guernsey to be tried for the Said Murder
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the former of whom Soon made his Escape out of prison and with the
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rest of the said Murderers made their Escape to England
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That upon the Examinations of
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Patrick Barry
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Sworn before Mr. Broadhead One of Your Majestys Justices for
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Middlesex
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(a Copy of which is Annexed to the Said Petiton) the Said
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Brown and Edge have been Apprehended who intend to apply to the
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Justices at the Sessions at
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