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taken before Us two of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace for the said
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County City and Liberty
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Who being upon their Oath severally say And first
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in the said County that he received
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Coining half pence were concealed in a House in Castle Court
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in Fullwoods Rents No.9 Occupied by one Lawton
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in Prisonance of which he went to the said House
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found
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on Wednesday Morning last and found a Small
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Cutting Press or Engine Concealed in the Cellar and upon
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searching farther found between the
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the Two Dyes now produced and found the prison
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in the Kitchen close to the Door
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of the Celler where
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of the parish of Saint Giles that he received
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Intelligence of several presses Engines & dyes fit
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for Coining half Pence were Concealed in the above House
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in Castle Court, Fullwords Rents No. 7 and Searched the
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said House and found in the Pocket of Mrs Lawton
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two Blank Pieces of Copper of the Sige of an Half penny
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other pieces of Blank Copper rounded to the Sige of an
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formed them several pieces of Clippings of Copper also
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