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of the Admiralty maketh Oath and saith
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That the abovenamed
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was committed by Mr.
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on or about the seventh
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day of February last on a Charge of forging the last Will and
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Testament of
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belonging to His
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Majesty's Hoop the Arrow deceased That this Deponent immediately
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set on foot an enquiry after the next of Kin of the said
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in order to ground an Application to the Prerogative
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in the name of such next of Kin for a
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Citation directed to the Prisoner to bring in the Probate of the
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said Will and prove the same by Witnesses which Proceeding this
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Deponent is advised and believes was necessary to be had
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before an Indictment could be properly preferred against the
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for the said Offence And this Deponent saith that
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learning from an inspection of the Master books of several
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of His Majesty's Ships as the Ticket Office of the Navy that
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the said
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on the twenty fifth of November one thousand
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seven hundred and eighty and put on board His Majesty's
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Ship the Nemesis this Deponent thereupon wrote a Letter
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to Messr. Binsteed and Greetham
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at Law at
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with instructions to make inquiry whether the
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said Griffiths had been a resident and had left any
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Relations at that place And this Deponent saith that the
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on the ninth day of the said
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February acquainted the Solicitor of
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the Admiralty
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by Letter
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that they had found out the Peace Officer who impressed the
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said deceased and believed they should be able in a few
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days to hear something of his relations And this Deponent
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further saith that the said Binsteed and Greetham having
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by another Letter dated the twenty first day of the said
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February acquainted the Solicitor of the Admirally that they
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could not after the most diligent inquiry learn any thing of the
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relations of the said Griffiths this Deponent thereupon drew up
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an Advertisement for the next of Kin of the said deceased
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to apply to this Deponent at his House in Great Marlborough
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Street and specifying in such Advertisement the several
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Ships on board which the said deceased had served from
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the time of his so as aforesaid being impressed to the time of
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his death and inserted the same in the Morning and
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Evening Newspapers but saith that no person hath yet
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applied in consequence thereof to his knowledge and belief
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