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<p n="2092">The King agst. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2092-1">Keyran Ryan</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2092-2">For Forgery</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2093"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2093-1">Thomas Curk</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1393">New Compton Street</rs>
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in the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1394">Saint Giles in the fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1395">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ506">Baker</rs>
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maketh Oath<lb></lb>
and Saith that on or about the Sixth day of the present Month of<lb></lb>
July <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2093-2">Keyran Ryan</rs>
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was committed to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1396">New Prison</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1397">Clerkenwell<lb></lb>
Green</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1398">County of Middlesex</rs>
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by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2093-3">Thomas Brooksbank</rs>
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Esquire one<lb></lb>
of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County on the<lb></lb>
Oath of this Deponent and others for forging and counterfeiting or procuring<lb></lb>
to be forged and counterfeited the last Will of Patrick otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2093-4">John<lb></lb>
Welch</rs>
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late a Seaman belonging to His Majesty's Ship A six deceased,<lb></lb>
in Order to receive Wages due for the Service of the said Patrick otherwise<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2093-5">John Welch</rs>
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on Board the said Ship and this Deponent saith that<lb></lb>
previous to the said Keyran Ryans Commitment as aforesaid Probate<lb></lb>
of the said forged Will had been granted by the Prerogative Court of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1399">Canterbury</rs>
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And this Deponent further saith that he is advised that no<lb></lb>
Indictment can properly be preferred against the Prisoner for forging<lb></lb>
the said Will, until the said Probate has been called in or declared<lb></lb>
null and void by the said Prerogative Court, and that he is<lb></lb>
informed and believes that Mr. George Gostling Prorter in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1400">Doctors<lb></lb>
Commons</rs>
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is employed to take the necessary Steps for that Purpose<lb></lb>
And this Deponent also saith that he has been informed by the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Gostling (which Information he believes to be true I that<lb></lb>
according to the Ordinary Proceedings of the said Court, the said<lb></lb>
Probate will in all Probability be declared null and void on the<lb></lb>
Thirtieth day of the Present month of JulyAnd<lb></lb>
Lastly this Deponent Saith that he hath a Letter of Attorney<lb></lb>
from his Mother who is the lawful Sister and next of him of<lb></lb>
the said Patrick otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2093-6">John Welch</rs>
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deceased authorizing this<lb></lb>
Deponent to obtain Letters of Administration to the Effects of the<lb></lb>
said deceased who died Intestate as he hath been informed and<lb></lb>
verily believes</p>
<p n="2094">Sworn in Court at Justices late<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1401">Old Bailey</rs>
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the 8th. July 1784<lb></lb>
By the Court</p>
<p n="2095">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2095-1">Thomas<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Curk</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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