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Charge of feloniously uttering and publishing as true a certain
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belonging to His Majesty's Ship the Eagle
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the Rules and Practice of this Honorable Court as this
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Deponent understands and believes that the said Letters of
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can be indicted and tried for the said Offence
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the Solicitor of the Admiralty did on or about the third Day
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of this Instant May send Instructions to
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to take the most speedy
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having the same revoked and declared null and said by the
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said Ecclesiastical Court And this Deponent further
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say'th he hath been informed and verily believes that a
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