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he also received Information of several other Presses
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Engine & other Implements for the purpose of Coining
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half pence were Concealed in an House at No. 15 in
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that a Wednesday Morning last
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between Eight and Nine o Clock he followed a person now
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present who calls himself
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Wm. Young
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from the abovementd.
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House in Castle Count Fullwoods Rents to No. 15 in
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when the said Young knocked at the
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Door of the said House which was Shut up & Upon
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which
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the said Youngs seeing this Informant he the said Young went away
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and this Informant followed him & Seized hold of him
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and upon Searching him found the two Keys now produced
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one of which opened the Door of the said House which this
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Informant searched and found therein the Two Leaden
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weights now produced & then gave the Key of the said
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House to the other Informant
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Patrick Devine
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And this Informant
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Patrick Devine
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for himself saith
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that he is an
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Head borough
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that on Wednesday Morning
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last he received from the other Informant
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Dennis
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Mc Donald
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the Key of the Door of the House No. 15 in
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King Street
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Drury Lane
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upon which he searched the said House
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and found the Large Iron Press
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tied up in a Bag
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concealed under a Bed in the Fore Parlour a the large
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Iron Fly in
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the passage
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behind some Shutters
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and in the Back Cellar a Small Press or Engine with
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or Fly upon it
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fixed and a great Quantity of Copper
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Clippings and pieces of Blank Copper remided to the Sign
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of an Half penny all which Presses or Engines two Iron Tellys
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& Copper Clippings and Blank Pieces of Copper are
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now produced. and in a Basket close to the small
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Press or Engine he found the large Shears
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several
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Files and other Implements now produced And these
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Informants severally upon their respective oaths do
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say that they have filter & Compared the
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through the said Copper with the Cutting or Puncheon
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