the time; and unless such letter of attorney, or will, if made by any such officer or seaman who shall have been discharged from the service of his Majesty, his heirs or successors, or if such letter of attorney is made by the executors or administrators of any such officer or seaman, and made within the bills of mortality of the cities of Lonton and Westminster, is attested by an officer to be appointed by the treasurer of his Majesty's navy, for the purpose of inspecting the wills, and letters of attorney, of such officers and seamen, or if made at any of the ports where seamen's wages are paid, is attested by the treasurer of the navy's chief or second clerk, there, or if made at any other place, is attested by the minister and churchwardens of any parish in England or Ireland, or in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, by the minister and two elders of the parish where such petty officer or seaman, executors or administrators, shall respectively reside. II. That every such will shall contain the name of the ship to which the person granting the same last belonged, and also the full description of the residence, profession, or business of the person to whom, or in whose favour the said will is made, and also the day of the month, and place where the said will was executed. III. That after such will shall be executed under the hand and seal of the party, and attested in manner above-mentioned, they same shall not be delivered to such party himself, or to any person or persons for his behalf, but the same, if executed abroad, shall be, with all convenient speed, sent by the commander of any of his Majesty's ships, or agent of his Majesty's hospitals or sick-quarters, at the times when they transmit their respective returns to the navy and sick and hurt boards; or, if executed in Great Britain or Ireland, shall be sent by the commander of any of his Majesty's ships, agents of his Majesty's hospitals or sick-quarters, treasurer of the navy's clerks, minister of the parish, or whoever of them shall attest such will, by the General Post, addressed to the treasurer or paymaster of the navy, at the Navy Pay-Office, London. IV. That the said treasurer or paymaster of the navy shall immediately deliver over the same to the officer before-mentioned, appointed for inspecting the wills and letters of attorney seamen; which inspector shall immediately on receipt of such letter of attorney, or will, duly register the same. * [480] And by the 32 Geo. 3, cap. 34, sect. 1, the benefit of the last act was extended to non-commissioned officers of marines, and marines, serving, or who may have served on board any of his Majesty's ships. By the 8th sect. of the last act it is enacted, That all and every part of the said complement of such ship and ships shall be, and are hereby declared to be, petty or inferior officers, seamen, noncommissioned officers of marines, or marines, excepting such as are rated upon the books of such ships, admirals or flag officers, or their secretaries, captains, and lieutenants, masters, second masters, and pilots, physicians, surgeons, chaplains, boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and pursers, captains of marines, captainlieutenants of marines, lieutenants, and quarter-masters of marines. XVI. That where any petty officer or seaman, non-commissioned officer of marines, or marine, belonging, or who shall have belonged to any of his Majesty's ships, has died, or hereafter shall die intestate, leaving any wages, pay, prize-money, or allowances of money of any kind due to him, in respect of services in his Majesty's navy, the same shall not be paid, from and after the said first day of August one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, unto any representative of such intestate, but upon letters of administration, to be obtained in the following manner videlicit, the person claiming such administration, shall send or give in a note or letter to the inspectors of seamen's wills, stating the name of the deceased, the name of the ship or ships to which he belonged, and that he has heard or been informed of his death, and requesting the inspector to give such directions as may enable him to procure letters of administration to the deceased, or to the like effect, upon receipt whereof the inspector of seamen's wills shall deliver or send to the person claiming such administration, a paper in the words and form following, or the like effect: 1st Degree-Widow. 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th LIST. -Child. -Father. -Mother. -Brother, or Sister. *SIR, HAVING obtained information that A. B. born about the year 17 at his Majesty's ship the year the month of. and belonging to about died at. in Grand-mother. leaving any will to the best of my once removed. -Second Cousin. and [sole or one of his] nearest of ledge and belief, of a nearer C. D. WE hereby certify, that we personally know the above subscribing C. D. and believe what [he or she】 has stated to be true. WE hereby certify, that the above E. F. and G. H. are known to us, are house-keepers, and persons of good repute. Dated at this of day Witness our hands, I. K. Minister. L. M. SChurchwardens } N. B. If the person applying is the widow of the party deceased, she must forward, herewith, an extract from the parish register, or some other authentic proof of her marriage. If the deceased died, after he had left the naval service, an extract from the parish register of his burial, or some other authentic proof of his death, must likewise be sent to this office. *If the person applying knows any proctor in Doctors Com- *[ 482] mons, [she or he] is desired to mention his name, that he may be employed in obtaining the letters of administration. This application, when filled up and attested, is to be sent by the General Post, under cover, directed to the treasurer or to the paymaster of his Majesty's navy, London. 482 APPENDIX. And upon the receipt of the said paper, the person claiming such administration shall fill up, or cause to be filled up, the several blanks in the first part of the said paper, according as the truth may be, and shall duly subscribe the same; and two inhabitants of the parish within which the person claiming such administration shall reside, shall sign the first certificate on the said paper, having previously filled up the blanks therein agreeable to the truth, after which the minister and two churchwardens, if in England, and two elders, if in Scotland, shall sign the second 'certificate upon the aforesaid paper, the blanks therein, being first filled up agreeable to the truth, and the said paper being in all things completed according to the directions thereon and hereby given, the same shall be returned, addressed to the treasurer, or to the paymaster of his Majesty's navy, London, who, upon receiving the same, shall direct the inspector of seamen's wages to examine the same, and make such inquiry relative thereto, as may appear to him necessary on that behalf, and being satisfied, he shall forthwith make out a certificate in the fol-. lowing form, or to the like effect: No. Act of Parliament, 32 Geo. 3, c. 34. Certificate to obtain Letters of Administration. Navy Pay-Office. HAVING duly examined an application made to this office and county of by C. D. of stating that [she or he] is the [sole, or one of the] next of kin of A. B. originally of belonging to his Majesty's ship and late a [Seaman or Marine] a [Batchelor or Widower] upon the and who died intestate, day of and without leaving any one of a superior degree of kindred to * [483] him; and it appearing *that no will of the deceased has been lodged in this office, I therefore grant this abstract of said ap- [she or he] is otherwise entitled thereto by law. I. P. Inspector. Το Proctor in Doctors Commons. N. B. The previous commission or requisition is to be addressed agreeably to the superscription of the within cover, in which the same is to be inclosed, and forwarded by the proctor; and when the commission or requisition shall be returned to this office, it will be forwarded to him, and he is then to sue out let. ters of administration, and send them to the inspector, with his charge noted thereon. And after filling up the blanks therein as the case may be, shall sign and address the same to a proctor or proctors in Doctors Commons, the said inspector of seamen's wills shall at the same time inclose and send with such certificate a letter addressed to the minister and churchwardens, or elders, as the case may be, of the parish within which the person applying for such letters of administration, then resides; and the treasurer or the paymaster of his Majesty's navy, or the said inspector, or either of them, shall frank the said letter, so as to carry the same, and the previous commission or requisition to be inclosed therein, free of the charge for postage, and which letter so to be addressed to the minister, and to the churchwardens or elders, as the case may be, shall be in the words, figures, and form following, or to the like effect: HAVING received an application attested by you and two [Churchwardens or Elders] of your parish, from C. D. also of your parish, stating that [she or he] is the and [sole or one of the] next of kin of A. B. late a [Seaman or Marine] belonging to his Majesty's navy, and requesting leave to administer to his effects; *I am directed by act of Parliament of the 32 Geo. 3, chap. *[ 484] 34, to forward you the inclosed [Commission or Requisition] for the purpose of swearing [him or her] accordingly; provided, to the best of your knowledge and belief, [she or he] answers the description contained in the same. I am, Rev. Sir, Your most obedient Servant, I. P. Inspector. |