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over_o offer_v to_o give_v good_a security_n to_o prosecute_v his_o appeal_n and_o abide_v his_o majesty_n determination_n which_o petition_n be_v also_o refer_v to_o the_o lord_n committee_n who_o lordship_n on_o read_v thereof_o order_v the_o three_o appeal_n relate_v to_o the_o ship_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o within_o fourteen_o day_n according_o the_o say_a appeal_n be_v put_v in_o and_o refer_v to_o the_o same_o committee_n 82._o mar._n 10._o 82._o who_o lordship_n have_v all_o three_o cause_n before_o they_o do_v order_n the_o hear_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n to_o be_v put_v off_o till_o sir_n richard_n arrival_n in_o england_n though_o his_o answer_n and_o copy_n of_o record_n be_v then_o all_o before_o they_o and_o the_o cause_n ready_a for_o hear_v and_o also_o order_v 82._o mar._n 22._o 82._o that_o sir_n richard_n shall_v have_v copy_n of_o the_o two_o latter_a appeal_n and_o answer_v the_o same_o without_o delay_n in_o the_o last_o appeal_v it_o be_v among_o other_o thing_n pray_v that_o all_o three_o cause_n may_v be_v hear_v together_o at_o council-board_n that_o the_o appellant_n witness_n may_v be_v examine_v before_o their_o be_v send_v back_o to_o barbadoes_n that_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o all_o his_o appeal_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o some_o of_o the_o judge_n at_o common_a law_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o admiralty_n to_o consider_v and_o report_v their_o opinion_n in_o point_n of_o law_n thereon_o sir_n richard_z be_v arrive_v hanson_n petition_v 83._o july_n 20._o 83._o that_o he_o may_v forthwith_o answer_v the_o two_o latter_a appeal_n that_o all_o the_o cause_n may_v be_v hear_v together_o at_o council-board_n and_o that_o some_o of_o the_o judge_n at_o common_a law_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o admiralty_n may_v be_v present_a at_o such_o hear_n to_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n in_o the_o point_n of_o law_n upon_o read_v whereof_o sir_n richard_z be_v order_v to_o answer_v within_o one_o week_n sir_n richard_z put_v 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answer_v put_v in_o by_o sir_n richard_n thereto_o until_o when_o the_o right_a honourable_a the_o lord_n committee_n make_v a_o report_n to_o his_o majesty_n in_o council_n wherein_o 83._o nou._n 7._o 83._o first_o they_o offer_v as_o their_o opinion_n that_o the_o fine_a of_o 150_o l._n consequence_n no_o new_a proof_n be_v ever_o yet_o admit_v on_o a_o appeal_n to_o admit_v the_o same_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v a_o inlet_n to_o all_o perjury_n a_o thing_n of_o dangerous_a consequence_n be_v irregular_o set_v but_o desire_v to_o hear_v the_o whole_a matter_n again_o and_o to_o have_v a_o new_a examination_n thereof_o and_o that_o five_o month_n time_n may_v be_v give_v to_o transmit_v such_o record_n proof_n and_o information_n as_o shall_v be_v necessary_a thereto_o 2._o that_o sir_n richard_n with_o the_o council_n there_o may_v cause_v all_o necessary_a proof_n to_o be_v take_v upon_o oath_n on_o either_o side_n and_o transmit_v over_o 3._o that_o in_o the_o mean_a 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