Chapter VII

_That if the Widow of an Officer lives in the Neighbourhood of any
of His Majesty’s Dock-Yards, the Commissioner of the Navy residing
there, and some of the Principal Officers of the Yard, or the
said Officers of the Yard, where there is no Commissioner, shall
inform themselves thoroughly of the Circumstances of the Deceased;
and being satisfied that the Widow comes within the Rules of the
Charity, shall sign and give her the following Certificate gratis_,
viz.

These are to certify the Court of Assistants for managing the
Charity for Relief of Poor Widows of Commission and Warrant
Officers of the Royal Navy, That _A. B._ died on the _________
and has left the Bearer _C. B._ a Widow; and according to the
best Information we can get from others, and do really believe
ourselves, is not possessed of a clear annual Income to the Value
of ___________ and therefore she appears to us to be entituled to
the Benefit of the said Charity under their Direction.

_Besides which, the Widow is to make Affidavit, that her Annual
Income is not better than is expressed in the said Certificate, and
that she was legally married (naming the Time when, and the Place
where) to the Officer, in whose Right she claims the Benefit of the
Charity._