handfull of Shillings (in appearance good) and might be about forty
in Number, and would have had Hind Take them to do what he pleased
with: which Hind resolutely refused, and Said to the prisoner he would
Have him searched; where upon instantly (there [..] being a Standing
Clock in the corner of the room near a Window which had a hanging
barr to it) Hind Saw the prisoner, with one hand Swing the Barr, &
with the other throw Some thing behind the Clock; the Swinging of the
Barr Seerving to him to be done that the noise of anything falling
behind the clock might not be heard upon which Hind called in
Some other persons, and with their assistance poked out with Stick
from behind the clock eleven Shillings each wrapped up in a
destinct white paper & all together, So papered, in a brown one
which eleven Shillings Hind produced in Court & they appeared to
be all King Williams Shillings, & of the Same die or impress with the
false Shilling he had of Mrs. Smith & of the Same counterfeit metal

James Dix< no role > being Sworn (who was one of the persons as
aforesaid called in by Hind) deposed that when he came into the
room where were the prisoner and Hind, Hind told him the prisoner
had thrown Something behind the clock, and that he (the witness)
assisted in Searching there and the Eleven Shillings were found as
before, he deposed that after he came in the prisoner pulled out
and laid on the Table some money in appearance good and
offered to make Hind a present of it which Hind refusing the
prisoner offer'd to Stand Search, but that was after the money
thrown behind the clock and they insisting to Search only behind
the clock found the Shillings there as before menconed.

Mr. Miles the master of the green Dragon being then Sworn
deposed that when he came into the room [..] he Saw lying on the Table
a parcell of money in Appearance good, on the prisoners left hand,
and Mr. Hind Said to the witness that the clock must be removed for
there was bad money thrown behind it; but Miles Taking away a
Small case that Stood at the bottom of the clock and poking with a
Shift took out the eleven false King Williams Shillings in the
papers as mentioned; after which the prisoner offer'd to make
Hind a present of the good money on the Table to do what he
pleased with, which Hind refused to accept.

Mr. Burgess another Constable and Mr. Bateman a person of
good Credit were also Sworn & deposed to the Same effect as to what
passed at the Green Dragon at the poking the money from behind
the clockof the& the Eleven Shillings So found as likewise the one
Shilling delivered by Mrs. Smith to Hind were produced in Court
and inspected by the Court & the Jury and appeared to be false
money and of the Same die or impress.

The Prisoner in his defence called only two Women witnesses
to the Character of Hind the Constable-the first of whom Eleanor