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The King against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n439-1">Timothy Murphy</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n439-2">Mary<lb></lb>
Murphy</rs>
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for Forgery</p>
<p n="440"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-1">William Young</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ140">Knight</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15100_geo291">Great Marlborough Street</rs>
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in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15100_geo292">Saint James within the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15100_geo293">County of Middlesex</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15100_geo294">the Admiralty</rs>
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maketh Oath and sayth That on or about the Second Day<lb></lb>
of this Instant May the Prisoners were committed by <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ142">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-2">Sampson Wright</rs>
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in order to take their Trial on a<lb></lb>
Charge of feloniously uttering and publishing as true a certain<lb></lb>
false forged and counterfeited Will and Testament purporting to<lb></lb>
be the last Will and Testament of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-3">James Ready</rs>
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late a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ144">Seaman</rs>
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belonging to His Majesty's Ship the Eagle <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ145">deceased</rs>
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And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further sayth that Letters of Administration with<lb></lb>
the said Will annexed appear to have been granted to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ146">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-5">Timothy Murphy</rs>
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as the Attorney of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-6">Thomas Ready</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-9">Readdy</rs>
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Executor<lb></lb>
named in the said Will on or about the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15100_date87">Second Day of May<lb></lb>
one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven</rs>
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And this<lb></lb>
Deponent further say'th that it being necessary according to<lb></lb>
the Rules and Practice of this Honorable Court as this<lb></lb>
Deponent understands and believes that the said Letters of<lb></lb>
Administration should be called in and revoked by the proper<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15100_geo295">Ecclesiastical Court</rs>
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before the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-7">Timothy Murphy</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-8">Mary Murphy</rs>
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can be indicted and tried for the said Offence<lb></lb>
the Solicitor of the Admiralty did on or about the third Day<lb></lb>
of this Instant May send Instructions to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15100_n440-10">George Gostling</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ147">Esquire</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15100_occ148">Admiralty Proctor</rs>
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to take the most speedy<lb></lb>
Steps for calling in the said Letters of Administration and<lb></lb>
having the same revoked and declared null and said by the<lb></lb>
said Ecclesiastical Court And this Deponent further<lb></lb>
say'th he hath been informed and verily believes that a</p>
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