At the General Session of the Peace held at Hicks Hall
in Saint John Street
in [..]
Middlesex
[..]
September in the Year [..] Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy and in the Tenth Year of the [..]
Britain France Ireland King Defender of the Fa [..] and soforth before John Hawkins< no role >
Bartholomew [..]
George Mercer< no role >
the Younger Esquires
and others their fellows Justices of our Sovereign Lord [..]
Lord the King in and for the County of Middlesex
aforesaid and also to hear and Determine Divers Felonies Trespasses and other [..] deeds [..]
[..] chor [..] wein the County of Middlesex
aforesaid Mariner Crave [..] Security of the [..]
Clerkenwell
in the County of Middlesex
Mariner
for fear of Danger to his Life or Personal Perjury and [..] from Mo [..]
First
That this Informant in theMonth of May in the Year One Thousand seven hundred and Sixty
[..]
Captain and Commander of a certain Ship or Sessel called the Granby which during all the
[..] aforesaid was and Still
[..]
England
[..] ding to the East Indies
Commonly called the East Indies Company.
Secondly
That is about theMonth of January One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Eight the Said George Clock
[..] Bo
[..] she said Ship
[..]
under the Command of
Joseph Jackson< no role >
Since Deceased as a Foremast Man to Perfe
[..] she said Ship
[..] say
[..] part of London
to the
[..]
[..] and from thence back to London.
Thirdly
That
[..]
George Clarke< no role >
whilst he was on board the aforesaid Ship under the Company
[..] frequently
[..]
[..] aly manner
FourthlyThat the aforesaid Ship Arrived at the part of London
on or about the Nineteenth [..] of our [..] One thousand and [..] Seventy when this
[..] mant according to Custom long used in the Service of the said East Indies Company where [..] and Mar [..] Ordered [..]
then belonging to the Said [..] to go on Shore having discharged them from all farther Date [..] on boa [..] Ship And [..] and to [..]
he had given such Order was the said George Clarke< no role >
and this Informant Expected that she [..] he would [..]
being Commander of the said Ship had a right [..] Discharge him.
FifthlyThat in the afternoon of the said Cas [..] mentioned Day, some houses after this Informant had discharge [..] said George Clark< no role >
and given him such [..] Under, he to [..]
Street Surprize, Saw the said George Clarke< no role >
on board the aforesaid Ship Whereupon this Informant Asked him [..] why he did not go on there? To which the said
George Clark< no role >
is a Very Insolent manner Answered in the Presence and hearing of Robert Phillips< no role >
the first Mate [..] d Nathaniel [..] the second Mate of the said [..] Justice
[..] on board is [..] as I Please you are a Second [..] rell and a Rascall and the first Time I [..] et you on Shore I [..] you" or in Words to that effect And [..] said George
Clarke< no role >
did at the same time [..] ly revile this Informant with many other Approbrico [..] Words and did make [..] various [..] And threaty Against [..]
by which this Informant Understood that the said George Clarke< no role >
meant that when a [..] Warrant Oppertunity shall [..] on there he would take away [..]
[..] Informant or otherwise do him [..] great and bodily hange.
[..] Informant Saith [..] for the several [..] and Reasons aforesaid and f [..] the [..] Conduct of the said George Clarke< no role >
[..] board [..] said [..]
[..] he was under the Command of him his Informant he [..] Informant hath great C [..] that his life with [..]
[..] from the said George Clark< no role >
and the he [..] Cause Security of the peace against the said George Clarke< no role >
[..] any M [..] of
aid George Clarke< no role >
but only from fear of [..]
[..] ed Exhibitant was [..] to the truth
[..] at Hicks Hall [..]
[..] Year
first [..] withon
By the Court
Butler