George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith.  To all persons whomsoever in whose Custody power or possession the undermentioned Ship and her Tackle apparel and furniture and the goods seized therein or any part or parcell thereof be or remain Greeting.  Whereas by a Definitive Sentence read signed and promulgated in our High Court of Admiralty of England a certain Ship called L’Indomptable, whereof Jacques Tuleux is Commander, and her Tackle apparel and furniture and the goods Wares and Merchandizes therein taken and seized by our Ship of War called the Lizard, whereof Julian Legg Esquire is Commander, and brought to our Port of Portsmouth have been adjudged and Condemned for good and lawful Prize.  And Whereas on the day of the date of those presents Thomas Walker Doctor of Laws Surrogate of our Beloved Sir Henry Penrice Knight Doctor of Laws our Lieutenant of our said Court and in the same Court Official Principal and Commissary General and Special and President and Judge thereof and also to hear and determine all and all manner of Causes and Complaint as to Ships and Goods seized and taken as Prize specially constituted and appointed rightly and duly proceeding at the petition of the Proctor of the Commander Officers and Mariners and others on board and in the Service of our said Ship the Lizard at the time of the Capture of the said Ship and Goods exhibiting a general Letter of Attorney made by the said Commander and the Major part of the Officers and Mariners of our said Ship the Lizard To Richard Drakeford of Gosport in the County of Southampton pro Gentleman hath decreed the said Ship the Indomptable and her tackle apparel and furniture and all and singular the goods wares and Merchandizes laden and seized therein to be delivered to the said Richard Drakeford for the Use of the said Commander Officers Mariners and others on board and in the Service of our said Ship the Lizard at the time of the Capture and Seizure of the same according to the Act of Parliament in this Case made and provided to be by him distributed pursuant to our Royal Proclamation issued in this behalf We do therefore give power and Authority unto you and do hereby strictly charge and command you jointly and severally that you omit not but that you deliver or cause to be delivered the said Ship the Indomptable and her tackle apparel and furniture and all and singular the Goods Wares and Merchandizes laden therein unto the said Richard Drakeford or to his Substitute or Substitutes according to the Act of Parliament in this Case made and provided to be by him distributed for the use aforesaid pursuant to our Royal Declaration issued in this behalf the expenses due by Law in this behalf being first paid and hereof fail not. Given at London in our aforesaid Court under the Great Seal thereof the twenty third day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty five and of our Reign the nineteenth.
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