Folios 188-189: William Charleton, Regulating Captain, North Shields. Reports on...

Folios 188-189: William Charleton, Regulating Captain, North Shields. Reports on the cases of William King and John Cameron whose discharge has been applied for Christopher Bainbridge and C Galloway in the enclosed letters. Advises that William King was impressed on the streets at South Shields on 7 May 1805 and detained on the grounds of being suspected to have been to sea before the date of his Indenture, although proof would have to be obtained by writing to his birthplace in Essex. However believes that King's appearance is that of a sailor and that the equivocation in his account of why he was in South Shields further supports that belief but if William King is able to produce his Indenture as a shoemaker the matter would be resolved, supposing the story to be true. Dismisses the Affidavit, as every day experience has proven to him that equivocation is cloaked under the phrase 'verily believes'. States that John Cameron was impressed on 7 May 1805 but dismisses his claim for Protection on the grounds that the date of the Indenture has been altered from 1803 to 1804.

Folio 190: enclosure with folios 188-189. Letter dated 14 May 1805, from Christopher Bainbridge, South Shields to the Admiralty. Requests the enclosed papers and Affidavit are reported on.

Folios 191-192: enclosure with folio 190. Letter dated 14 May 1805 from Christopher Bainbridge, South Shields to the Admiralty. Applies on behalf of John Laverick, owner and Master of the Perseverance of North Shields, for the release of his Apprentice William King wh is lawfully bound by Indenture for 3 years from 6 May 1805. States William King was impressed on 7 May 1805 and is detained on HMS Eliza in Shields harbour merely on the grounds of a suspicion of having been to sea before which was never the case having been brought up in [Coleraine?]. Objects to the injury being done to the Navy Service by the many Apprentices being detained in this manner. Encloses the Indenture and an Affidavit. [Item not enclosed].

Folio 193: enclosure with folios 191-192. Affidavit dated 14 May 1805, of William King of Ardleigh, Essex, before Nicholas Fairles, Justice of the Peace at South Shields, Durham. Swears that he is bound as an Apprentice by Indenture dated 6 May 1805 to John Lavrick of Low Lights in Tynemouth, Northumberland.

Folio 193: enclosure with folios 191-192. Affidavit dated 16 May 1805, of John Lavrick of Low Lights, Northumberland before Nicholas Fairles, Justice of the Peace at South Shields, Durham. Swears that he is the Master of the Perseverance and that William King is bound to him as an Apprentice to serve at sea and that William King has never served at sea before.