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The Joint and several Informations of Thomas
Gates and William Miller< no role > , Marshals of the City of
London and Joseph Gates< no role > of George Yard< no role > , Bow Lane
and Ann [..] on new Court London Wall London, Servant
London , Marshalsman Who being on Oath severally
say And First the said Thomas Gates< no role > for himself
saith, that on Monday last the twenty First day of
October Instant about twelve O'Clock at noon, he this
Informant respecting that coining was carried on at
a House in New Court , London Wall , he went there
attended by the Informants William Miller< no role > and
Joseph Gates< no role > Miller Stood to guard the door, which
was open, and Informant with Joseph Gates< no role > his
Brother went up Stairs of the said House in New
Court aforesaidInformant went into one of two
Garrets in the said House, the door of which was
open, but the door of the Further Garret was
fastenedJoseph Gates< no role > put his back two or three
times to that Door, endeavouring to Force it open
In the mean time this Informant Cooked out of
the Window in the First, Garret, and saw John
Johnson, one of the Prisoners now under
Examination, throw a Cloth with counterfeit
Silver which immediately scattered out of the
Window in the Further GarretInformant saw
John Lawson< no role > the other Prisoner now under Examination
standing in the Further Garret by the side of
Johnson, and heard him say "Its all up with as"
Informant heard something bearing the Sound and
which he is Satisfied was a Flask thrown in
a Confused Way upon the FloorImmediately
afterwards Joseph Gates< no role > Forced open the door
they both rushed into the Forced Garret, and
secured the Prisoner Johnson upon the bed
the other Prisoner Lawson was in bed apparently
asleep, his Eyes being at Fast, but whilst Informant
was holding Johnson, he perceived the Eyes of




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