<div1 type="OB_PSpage" id="LMOBPS45023PS450230397"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMOBPS450230397"></xptr>
<p n="2302"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1323">Old Bailey</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1323" type="placeName" value="Old Bailey"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1323" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
</note>
<lb></lb>
The King<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2302-1">Richard Bakers</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-1" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-1" type="surname" value="Bakers"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2302-2">John Ratcliffe</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-2" type="surname" value="Ratcliffe"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2302-3">Elizabeth White</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-3" type="given" value="Elizabeth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-3" type="surname" value="White"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2302-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
for High Treason}<lb></lb>
Middx</p>
<p n="2303"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-1">William Willson</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-1" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-1" type="surname" value="Willson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1324">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1324" type="placeName" value="Parish of Christ Church"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1324" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the County of<lb></lb>
Surry <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ457">Painter</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_occ457" type="occupation" value="Painter"></interp>
maketh Oath and Saith he has been informed and believes<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-12">William Walbank</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-12" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-12" type="surname" value="Walbank"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-12" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
is a Material Evidence in favour of the above<lb></lb>
named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-2">Richard Baker</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-2" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-2" type="surname" value="Baker"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-3">John Ratcliffe</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-3" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-3" type="surname" value="Ratcliffe"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-4">Elizabeth White</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-4" type="given" value="Elizabeth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-4" type="surname" value="White"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
who stand<lb></lb>
indicted for making and Counterfeiting the Current Coin of this Kingdom<lb></lb>
And this Deponent Saith that he knows and is Acquainted with the said<lb></lb>
William Walbank who lives at the Horse shoe in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1325">Goswell Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1325" type="placeName" value="Goswell Street"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1325" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and<lb></lb>
that he this Deponent called on him the said William Walbank on or<lb></lb>
about the third Day of this Instant October when he the said William<lb></lb>
Walbank informed this Deponent that he was on that Day going out<lb></lb>
on a Journey to Chester and Liverpool which Information this Deponent<lb></lb>
believes to be true And this Deponent then saw him set out on his<lb></lb>
said Journey and this Deponent further Saith that on Thursday Morning<lb></lb>
last he this Deponent by the Direction of the above named Prisoners<lb></lb>
went to the said Horseshoe in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1326">Goswell Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1326" type="placeName" value="Goswell Street"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1326" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
to enquire whether the said<lb></lb>
William Walbank returned when he was informed that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-5">William<lb></lb>
Walbank</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-5" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-5" type="surname" value="Walbank"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
was not returned from the Country but that they expected him<lb></lb>
to return in about a fortnight which Information this Deponent<lb></lb>
believes to be true And the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-6">Richard Baker</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-6" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-6" type="surname" value="Baker"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-7">John Ratcliffe</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-7" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-7" type="surname" value="Ratcliffe"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-8">Elizabeth White</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-8" type="given" value="Elizabeth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-8" type="surname" value="White"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-8" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<del>his Wife</del>
severally make Oath and say that they on last<lb></lb>
Thursday went to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-9">William Willson</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-9" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-9" type="surname" value="Willson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-9" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
to enquire after the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-10">William Walbank</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-10" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-10" type="surname" value="Walbank"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-10" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
who returned and informed these Deponents<lb></lb>
that he had inquired at the Horseshoe in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1327">Goswell Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1327" type="placeName" value="Goswell Street"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_geo1327" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and was<lb></lb>
there told that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2303-11">William Walbank</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-11" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-11" type="surname" value="Walbank"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n2303-11" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
was not returned from<lb></lb>
the Country where he then was but that they expected him to return<lb></lb>
in about a fortnight which Information these Deponents believe to be<lb></lb>
true</p>
</div1>

View as Text