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<p n="70">In the Kings Bench</p>
<p n="71">The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n71-1">George Sands</rs>
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other<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n71-2">William Smith</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n71-3">Dawson</rs>
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<p n="72"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-1">James Webb</rs>
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of the Burrough of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50405_geo41">Plymouth</rs>
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in the County of Devo<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
late Commander of his Majestys Ship the Surprize maketh Oath That thi<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Deponent has been informed and verily beleives that the abovenamed Ge<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Sands otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-2">William Smith</rs>
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otherwise Dawson (who was late Clerk<lb></lb>
this Deponent on board his Majestys said Ship the Surprize) is now a<lb></lb>
Prisoner in his Majestys goal of New gate And this Deponent saith that<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-3">George Sands</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-4">William Smith</rs>
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otherwise Dawson entred<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
board the said Ship on or about the eight day of July One Thousand<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Hundred Forty six And acted as Clerk of the said Ship from the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50405_date21">Twenty seven<lb></lb>
day of January One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty seven</rs>
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till about<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50405_date22">Fifteenth day of June One Thousand Seven Hundred Forty eight</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he absented himself and was run on the books of the said Sh<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
all which time he this Deponent was Commander of the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
this Deponent saith that three or four days before the said Go<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-5">William Smith</rs>
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otherwise Dawson so absented himself<lb></lb>
said Ship as aforesaid he this Deponent having occasion to dise<lb></lb>
men from his Majestys said Ship Surprize gave three Navy Ti<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
abovenamed <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-6">George Sands</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-7">William Smith</rs>
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otherw<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
as Clerk of the said Ship to fill up in order for him this Deponent<lb></lb>
of the proper Officers to sign and to be delivered to the said thre<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
And this Deponent verily beleives that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-8">George Sands</rs>
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of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-9">William Smith</rs>
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otherwise Dawson made out such Ticketts and dispio<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
of them to his own use And the Reasons for such this Deponents Beleiff<lb></lb>
is That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-10">George Sands</rs>
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otherwise Smith otherwise Dawson never<lb></lb>
brought the above mentioned Tickett to him this Deponent as he ought<lb></lb>
to have done) after this Deponent had delivered the same to him, And<lb></lb>
that he hath lately seen a Navy Tickett made out for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-11">George<lb></lb>
Sands</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-12">William Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50405_n72-12" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
otherwise Dawson Wages as Midshipm<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
on board his Majestys said Ship Surprize form the Second day of Ju<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
One Thousand Seven Hundred Forty six to the Twenty seventh<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
March One Thousand Seven hundred Forty eight Signed Ja: Webb Ca<obscured></obscured>
ion<lb></lb>
Master Absent on Duty <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-47">Thos. Wheatley</rs>
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Purser <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n72-89">John Keeft</rs>
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