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Who being on Oath saith That he hath known the Prisoner
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now present and calling himself
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James Parker
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about June Months
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one Fleming to tell the Prisoner that he should be glad to meet him
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and they accordingly met on Saturday the 21st. of October last at
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where this Informant
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asked the Prisoner has Business went on to which the Prisoner replied
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"that he had some of the best things in England" (meaning Sixpences and Shillings) which
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were equal to Sterling That this Informant then told the Prisoner
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that he might have an Order for some by Monday When the
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Prisoner replied that he wright have a quarter of a Piece (meaning
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a quarter of a Guinea) at four o'Clock that afternoon That Informant
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agreed to meet the Prisoner at that time to receive the same but
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that if he (this
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send for himWhich he
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did about half an
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Hour past four o'Clock on the same dayThat this Informant
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then asked him if he had brought "the thing" and the Prisoner replied
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that he hadThat Informant told him that he had not the Money
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, and mentioned the Matter to
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who gave him
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six Shilligns to purchase the counterfeit SilverThat Informant
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Returned to the Prisoner at
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Prisoner called a quarter of a piece amounting to sixteen six
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penceswhich is after the Rate of two and thirty Shillings for a
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GuineaThat after this they parted and agreed to meet again
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on Monday when the Prisoner was to bring this Informant an half
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piece to the Blue Posts when this Informant gave information
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who apprehended him.
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Sworn before me the
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day and Year aforesaid}
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N Bond
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