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<p n="2097"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1657">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2097-1">David Prothers</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2097-2">Moses Murrant</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2097-3">John Clark</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15091_date131">13th. day of Novemr 1780</rs>
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<p n="2098">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-1">David Prothers</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself says that on the 7th day of November instant he went in Company<lb></lb>
with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-2">Moses Murrant</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-3">John Clark</rs>
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and other Officers to search a<lb></lb>
house near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1658">Black Boy Alley</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1659">City of London</rs>
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commonly called<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-4">Jack Keteks</rs>
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CommonThat in entering the Yard of said House he saw<lb></lb>
a person now present who calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-5">Ann William</rs>
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Shutting the Door<lb></lb>
That he ran up to the Door and found it was locked and on hearing a<lb></lb>
Noise in the inside he attempted to break open the Door but finding<lb></lb>
he could not easily break open the same he threw up the Saft of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ740">Widow</rs>
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and get in That on entering the Room he saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-6">Ann<lb></lb>
William's</rs>
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standing by the fire and on Questioning her why she<lb></lb>
locked the Door she answered "She did it because she did not know<lb></lb>
what they wanted" - That after searching some time and finding at Hole<lb></lb>
in the Ground he went down into the same and there found a Press for<lb></lb>
cutting out & a large Press with Dies fixed for striking the impression of<lb></lb>
Farthings as also a Quantity of Counterfeit Farthings now produced<lb></lb>
(Completely finished) which were lying round the said Press and a Candle<lb></lb>
lighted at each Press, a Quantity of Copper, Ceril, Dyes and all other<lb></lb>
Implements for making coining and counterfeiting the Copper Money<lb></lb>
of this Realm called Half pence and FarthingsThe said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n2098-7">Moses Murrans</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself says that he searched the said House and found under a Board<lb></lb>
in the Floor near the Fire Place three Pound sworth of Counterfeit Half pence<lb></lb>
That in searching further he pulled up the Bottom step of the<lb></lb>
first Flight of Stairs where he found a Hole which led into a Hollow</p>
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