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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n1413-1">Dennis Mc Donald</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n1413-2">Charles Grubb</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n1413-3">Patrick Devine</rs>
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taken before Us two of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
Justices of the Peace for the said<lb></lb>
County City and Liberty</p>
<p n="1414">Who being upon their Oath severally say And first<lb></lb>
this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n1414-1">Charles Grubb</rs>
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for himself saith<lb></lb>
that he is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ285">Constable</rs>
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s of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo841">Saint Giles<lb></lb>
in the Fields</rs>
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in the said County that he received<del>Information</del>
<lb></lb>
Intelligence of several presses Engines & Dyes fit fore<lb></lb>
Coining half pence were concealed in a House in Castle Court<lb></lb>
in Fullwoods Rents No.9 Occupied by one Lawton<lb></lb>
in Prisonance of which he went to the said House<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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<del>found</del>
on Wednesday Morning last and found a Small<lb></lb>
Cutting Press or Engine Concealed in the Cellar and upon<lb></lb>
searching farther found between the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Ceiling of the<lb></lb>
Kitchin<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Two Dyes now produced and found the prison<lb></lb>
new present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n1414-2">John Overton</rs>
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in the Kitchen close to the Door<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of the Celler where<lb></lb>
the said Presser Engine was in And this Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n1414-3">Dennis Mc Donald</rs>
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for himself saith that he is an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ286">Head borough</rs>
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of the parish of Saint Giles that he received<lb></lb>
Intelligence of several presses Engines & dyes fit<lb></lb>
for Coining half Pence were Concealed in the above House<lb></lb>
in Castle Court, Fullwords Rents No. 7 and Searched the<lb></lb>
said House and found in the Pocket of Mrs Lawton<lb></lb>
two Blank Pieces of Copper of the Sige of an Half penny<lb></lb>
and a Number of Counterfeit Half pence now produced<lb></lb>
and upon the Chimney piece in the back parlour three<lb></lb>
other pieces of Blank Copper rounded to the Sige of an<lb></lb>
Half penny and in the Cellar where the Press or Engine was<lb></lb>
formed them several pieces of Clippings of Copper also<lb></lb>
now produced And this Informant further saith that</p>
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