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The Information of
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Who being upon Oath severally day and first the said
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for himself saith that on Whit Monday last a Person
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who calls himself Capt Thornhill came to the house aprt.
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Thomas Colemen
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Breeches maker
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at Chairing Criss, this
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Informants Master, and sent this Informant. to the house
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of
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Vincent Mathias
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Esqr. in Scotland Yard with a Bill
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of Exchange now produced purporting to be the Bill of
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Exchange of
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Capt. in the 24th. Regt. of Foot
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dated Gibralter Apl. the 12th. 1766 for Twenty pounds in favour
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Esqr. upon the sd. Mr. Mathias and indorsed
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and the said
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James Megrick
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Esqr. for himself saith
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that he hath seen the Bill of Exchange above described
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that he is well acquainted in the hand writing of
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Capt
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of the 24th. Regmt. now at
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Gibratler that he verily believes that the Name Jno
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Johnston Signed to the aforesaid Bill of Exchange is not
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of the hand writing of him the sd. Capt Johnston but that
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the same is false Forged and Counterfeited and published
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by the said Thornhill with Intent to Defraud
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Sworn before me the day
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and Year first above Writen}
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Jas. Meyrick
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