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<p n="553">made his Escape Upon Notice whereof Leary and Jordon absented<lb></lb>
themselves And they the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n553-1">Brown Martin Leary</rs>
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and Jordon with<lb></lb>
One Edge the Purser of the Said Privateer and one Burgess are<lb></lb>
now Secreting themselves in and about London as he the Said Barry<lb></lb>
has been in the several Matters aforesaid fully informed and verily<lb></lb>
believes the Same.</p>
<p n="554">The said Ford Swears that on or about the 6th. of August<lb></lb>
1747. he went to the deced's lodgings at the said Three Crowns and<lb></lb>
found him very Weak being much bruised in the Face and Supposed<lb></lb>
him to be the like in his Body, and asking the Occasion the deceased<lb></lb>
declared he had the Night before been beat by the Persons aforementd.<lb></lb>
in manner aforesaid and that (as the Depot. was informed) after the<lb></lb>
Said Gabriel's Decease his Body was opened and that his death<lb></lb>
was occasioned by the bruises he had received as aforesaid And that<lb></lb>
the Several Persons absent themselves on Account thereof as the<lb></lb>
Dept. is Informed and Verily believes.</p>
<p n="555">The Petition of Brown & Edge Sets forth; That<lb></lb>
the Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n555-1">Robert Browne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n555-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
was on or about the 28th. day of August<lb></lb>
1747. tried in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo390">Island</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo391">Guernsey</rs>
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for the pretended Murder of one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n555-2">Gabriel Alexander</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n555-2" type="surname" value="Alexander"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n555-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Reilly and Acquitted.</p>
<p n="556">That the Petitioner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n556-1">John Edge</rs>
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appeared also in Court at that time <lb></lb>
and was examined as a Witness but in no wise Charged with or<lb></lb>
Impeached for the Said Crime.</p>
<p n="557">That Since the Petitioners Arrival in England One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n557-1">James<lb></lb>
Reilly</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n557-1" type="surname" value="Reilly"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50390_n557-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
the Father of the Deceased Obtained a Warrant from a Justice<lb></lb>
of the Peace against the Petrs. for the Said Pretended Murder and the<lb></lb>
Petrs. hearing thereof Voluntarily Surrendered and found Sureties to<lb></lb>
appear and answer the said Charge.</p>
<p n="558">That the said Reilly as the Petrs. are informed hath applied<lb></lb>
By Petition for an Order to Send the Petitioners to Guernsey to be</p>
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