Middlesex to Wit

The Information of John Clark< no role > Landlord of the Mass
Head at Knightsbridge , James Samerlain< no role > of
Knightsbridge Labourer and Robert Ralph< no role > of
the India House in Leaden hall Street [..] Gentleman
taken before me this 8th. day of November 1784

Who being upon Oath say and first the said John Clark< no role > says
that on the 27th. of October last a person now present who calls himself John
Collins< no role > Reccules, came to this Informants House at Knightsbridge , and
said, that he was Quarter Master of the Dutchess of Kingstone East
Indiaman, which then lay at Blackwall , and was commnanded
by Capt. Ferguson-That said Reccules told this Informant that
if he was short of Cash to make up his Payments, with his
Brewer, or Distiller he could suppley him with a Draft of
his Captain-that on his Informants saying that he was rather
short of Money, said Reccules gave to him the Draft or Ordered now
produced purporting to be the Order of A. Ferguson of
Kensington on James Murray< no role > This name instance is in set 1419. This set is in the group(s): GarrowsClients . Esqr. of Stepney Causeway for
the Payment of Thirty one Pounds ten shillings to John Collins< no role > ortheBearer
and dated 27th. of October 1784-and which Draft said
Reccules told this Informant was the Draft of Capt. Ferguson
of the Dutchess of Kingston aforesaid-And the said James
Samerlain says that he was present when said Reccules
gave said Draft to said Clark and is very sure that the
Draft now produced in [..] Draft uttered by said Clark
as aforesaid-And the said Robert Relph< no role > says that he Felonys
to the Secretarys Office [..] in the East India House -That
he hath carefully examined the said Draft and is very