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baston_n case_n vindicated_n or_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o some_o evil_a practice_n of_o the_o present_a commissioner_n for_o sick_a and_o wound_a etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v prove_v 1._o before_o the_o admiralty_n 2._o before_o the_o council_n and_o 3._o before_o the_o commissioner_n for_o state_v the_o public_a account_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1695._o to_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n if_o the_o delay_n and_o pervert_v of_o justice_n support_v the_o guilty_a and_o persecute_v the_o innocent_a and_o that_o in_o matter_n which_o concern_v the_o public_a welfare_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o cognizance_n of_o parliament_n then_o i_o humble_o conceive_v the_o follow_a matter_n may_v not_o be_v improper_a for_o this_o most_o august_n assembly_n which_o the_o duty_n i_o owe_v to_o my_o king_n and_o country_n and_o the_o imposition_n and_o hard_a usage_n i_o have_v receive_v have_v oblige_v i_o to_o lay_v before_o this_o most_o honourable_a house_n humble_o pray_v all_o due_a protection_n and_o encouragement_n against_o my_o many_o powerful_a adversary_n so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o the_o right_a and_o more_o especial_o because_o it_o will_v appear_v i_o do_v my_o duty_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a repugnant_a to_o my_o own_o private_a interest_n i_o be_o with_o all_o profound_a respect_n your_o lordship_n most_o obedient_a servant_n samuel_n baston_n baston_n case_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_v a_o clerk_n to_o the_o commissioner_n for_o sick_a and_o wound_a and_o exchange_v prisoner_n at_o war_n about_o 4_o year_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o which_o time_n i_o come_v to_o understand_v the_o follow_a miscarriage_n particular_o that_o of_o the_o prisoner_n at_o war_n which_o i_o happen_v to_o know_v after_o this_o manner_n i_o be_v part_n owner_n of_o a_o vessel_n employ_v in_o transport_v prisoner_n at_o war_n between_o dover_n and_o callais_n the_o capt._n of_o the_o say_a vessel_n be_v obstruct_v in_o get_v his_o money_n for_o the_o freight_n of_o the_o french_a prisoner_n which_o by_o the_o general_a prisoner_n cartel_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o commissary_n of_o that_o port_n in_o france_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v land_v but_o at_o length_n the_o capt._n peremptory_o demand_v the_o say_a money_n of_o the_o commissary_n at_o callais_n according_a to_o the_o cartel_n the_o commissary_n tell_v he_o to_o this_o effect_n that_o he_o own_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o cartel_n but_o have_v never_o pay_v any_o money_n on_o that_o account_n since_o the_o war_n and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o without_o order_n from_o paris_n for_o that_o he_o mounseur_fw-fr joseph_n dulivier_n be_v the_o man_n concern_v in_o that_o affair_n and_o have_v a_o part_n in_o all_o the_o exchange_n vessel_n after_o which_o the_o say_v capt._n go_v to_o france_n do_v write_v to_o paris_n to_o joseph_n dulivier_n demand_v by_o what_o power_n he_o receive_v or_o stop_v his_o money_n contrary_a to_o the_o general_a cartel_n in_o answer_n to_o which_o the_o say_v joseph_n dulivier_n and_o vessel_n peter_n dulivier_n his_o cousin_n write_v the_o say_v capt._n several_a letter_n but_o soon_o after_o this_o the_o capt._n be_v turn_v out_o for_o a_o pretend_a crime_n and_o afterward_o the_o ship_n be_v also_o shuffle_v out_o of_o the_o service_n but_o the_o capt._n give_v i_o these_o letter_n he_o receive_v from_o mr._n dalivier_n and_o after_o i_o have_v get_v those_o translate_v that_o be_v write_v in_o french_a and_o see_v they_o contain_v matter_n of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o my_o great_a surprise_n i_o forthwith_o acquaint_v the_o commissioner_n therewith_o and_o on_o the_o 27_o of_o october_n 1693._o i_o lay_v all_o the_o say_v dulivier_n letter_n before_o they_o at_o a_o full_a board_n as_o also_o a_o paper_n of_o query_n relate_v to_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o the_o transport_v ship_n which_o i_o recommend_v 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