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view to deter us in our legal proceedings.
We have the honor to be
Your Excellency's
Faithful and humble Servants
(Signed) A. F. Kemp. Capt. N.S.W. Corps
J. Brabyn. Lieutt. N.S.W. Corps
Wm Moore Lieutt. N.S.W. Corps
Thos. Laycock Lieutenant
William Minchin Lieutenant
William Lawson Lieutenant
Addressed
On His Majesty's Service
His Excellency
Governor Bligh
etc etc etc
In consequence of the above I wrote the following letter, and sent it by Mr. Gore the Provost Marshal, and Officer of the Court, to Captain Kemp, J Brabyn, and others that signed the foregoing accompanied by Ensign Bell who brought it.
Government House, Sydney
25th January 1808
half past noon
Gentlemen
In answer to your letter just received I conceive that there could have been no cause of Challenge to the Judge Advocate, who is the Officer appointed by His Majesty's Patent; and without whose presence there can be no Court.
And I consider that the Judge Advocate had a right to commit any Person, who might commit any gross Insult to him, while he was in his Official Capacity as Judge of the Court; I do not consider the Court to be formed without the Judge Advocate, and when legally convened; I have no right to interpose any authority concerning its legal Acts.
I therefore can do no otherwise than direct that the Judge Advocate take his Seat, and act as directed by His Majesty's Letters Patents for the constituting the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction which, being authorized by an Act of Parliament is
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