made his Escape Upon Notice whereof Leary and Jordon absented
themselves And they the Said Brown Martin Leary< no role > and Jordon with
One Edge the Purser of the Said Privateer and one Burgess are
now Secreting themselves in and about London as he the Said Barry
has been in the several Matters aforesaid fully informed and verily
believes the Same.

The said Ford Swears that on or about the 6th. of August
1747. he went to the deced's lodgings at the said Three Crowns and
found him very Weak being much bruised in the Face and Supposed
him to be the like in his Body, and asking the Occasion the deceased
declared he had the Night before been beat by the Persons aforementd.
in manner aforesaid and that (as the Depot. was informed) after the
Said Gabriel's Decease his Body was opened and that his death
was occasioned by the bruises he had received as aforesaid And that
the Several Persons absent themselves on Account thereof as the
Dept. is Informed and Verily believes.

The Petition of Brown & Edge Sets forth; That
the Petitioner Robert Browne< no role > was on or about the 28th. day of August
1747. tried in the Island of Guernsey for the pretended Murder of one
Gabriel Alexander< no role > Reilly and Acquitted.

That the Petitioner John Edge< no role > appeared also in Court at that time
and was examined as a Witness but in no wise Charged with or
Impeached for the Said Crime.

That Since the Petitioners Arrival in England One James
Reilly< no role > the Father of the Deceased Obtained a Warrant from a Justice
of the Peace against the Petrs. for the Said Pretended Murder and the
Petrs. hearing thereof Voluntarily Surrendered and found Sureties to
appear and answer the said Charge.

That the said Reilly as the Petrs. are informed hath applied
By Petition for an Order to Send the Petitioners to Guernsey to be