Royal Warrant - Nolle Prosequi [1726-07-30]

Royal Warrant - Nolle Prosequi [1726-07-30]

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Royal Warrant of King George I directing the Attorney General to enter a nolle prosequi in the case of John Smallwood.

King George I

SP 35/62/2 f.31

1726-07-30

Jason Loch

George R.

    Whereas John Smallwood of Our City of London Merchant hath by his Petition humbly represented unto Us in behalf of himself John Baker, Thomas Webb, Henry Baker, and Thomas Herbert Owners of the Ship Henrietta & Coker, that in Michaelmas Term in the Ninth Year of Our Reign, two several Informations were exhibited against the Petitioner in Our Court of Exchequer at the suit of the East India Company for trading within their Limits; That the said Petit[ioner] being sensible of his Error applyed to Our said Court, and obtained a Licence for the s[ai]d East India Comp[any] to compound the same and having consented to the putting a Stop to the Prosecution, the only Consideration which remains is as to Our Share of this Forfeiture, which is in Our power to remit, by ordering you to enter a Noli Prosequi upon these Informations as to Our part, and that if We shall be pleased to extend Our Mercy to the Petitioner you have no Objection against the same: We taking the Premises into Our Royal Consideration are graciously pleased to grant the Petitioner’s Request; and accordingly Our Will & Pleasure is, and We do hereby authorize & require you forthwith to enter or cause to be entered a Noli Prosequi upon the said Informations as to Our share of the said Forfeiture, and to vacate & discharge all further Prosecutions and Proceedings thereupon. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Kensington the 30^th Day of July 1726 in the Twelfth Year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty’s Command

Townshend

To Our Trusty & Wellbeloved
S[ir] Philip Yorke (^Knt.,) Our Attorney General.

Viscount Townsend (Secretary of State for the Northern Department)

Document is a handwritten copy from the papers of the Secretaries of State.