George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King and of Jamaica Lord Defender of the Faith and so forth To Clark Gayton Esquire Admiral and Commander in Chief of our Fleet on the station of this Island of Jamaica
Greeting We Command You that the Body of Benjamin Bell Mariner now in your Custody on Board our Ship the Antelope, as it is said, under safe and secure Conduct together with the Day and Cause of his Caption and Detention by whatsoever Name or Names he may be therein named or Called You have before our Chief Justice of the Island of Jamaica immediately at his House situate in the Town of Saint Jago de la Vega then and there to do submit to and receive all such things as Shall be Considered of by our said Chief Justice in this Particular And have then there this Writ hereof fail not at your Peril Witness the Honorable Edward Webley Esquire Chief Judge of our Supreme Court of Judicature and Chief Justice of our said Island at Saint Jago de la Vega the twenty third Day of January in the Sixteenth Year of Our Reign

William Singer Cl Corona

Edw^d Webley
January 23rd 1776

Per statutum tricesimo primo Caroli Secundi Regis

Edw^d Webley January 23 1776

Take Security in £200. that the prisoner do not Escape and for 25/Mile Money if remanded

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