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The Information of
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William
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Thomas King
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taken before me
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this
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2nd. day of April 1785
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Who being on Oath say and first said
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Thomas Carpmeal
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says that,
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on Monday last the 28th. of March, he this Informant with others,
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went to a House kept by one
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Thomas Chapman
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on
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Crasen Hill
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in the
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Parish of Paddington
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wherein counterfeiting the Copper
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Money of this Realm was suspected to be carried on and in the
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fore Parlour found
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Solomon Leach
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William Cheshire
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now present, eating bread and cheese, their Hands appearing
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very dirty and in a Working dress. That in Cheshire's waistcoat
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pocket he found a piece of SesilThat in a Back parlour
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(the Floor whereof was Dug up) In found a large Press with 2
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Dies for Farthings fixed therein and one Farthing between them;
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a great number of Farthings (apparently just Struck) lying round
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the Press and in another Part of said Parlour he found a Cutting
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Press fixed with several Blanks and a Quantity of Sesil lying
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round it, and also a Hat which Cheshire afterwards owned &
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claimedAnd the said
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William Bowyer
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says that he was also
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present at this time and found the Hat which Cheshire afterwards
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claimed hanging on a Nail between said Press's. That between 6 &
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7 o'Clock the same Evening he observed a Woman now present who
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calls herself
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Ann Leach
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coming out of
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the Hog and Armour Alehouse
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near said Hence and on
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Searching her, found a Farthing now produced widenthy struck
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from the two Dies before mentioned And the said
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Ting
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says that he was present with said
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Thomas Carpmeal
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and Searched said
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Solomon Leach
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and in his left hand
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