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14th. day of June 1777
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, that he sas in her Possession
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three Copper Plates on one of which was engraved the part of
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a Bank Note for £100. on another part of Bank Note for £50
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and on the third part of Bank Note for £20, that he was
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Elliott for ten Guineas at
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about three Months ago, that before the said Plates were sold
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by way of Proof that as Ryland
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printed off the said Blanks for the said Elizabeth
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Brooks the said
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after he had purchased the
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Plates desired this Informant to Speak to the said Ryland to
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print some more off for the said Elliott, that he accordingly
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went to Ryland and asked him to do it, that Ryland consenting
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he this Informant introduced the said James Elliott to the
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the Pyed Bill
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in
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this Informant's Prosecute two of the said Copper Plates
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Viz. that for £50 Bank Notes and that for £20 Bank
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Notes together with some Paper, that the next day the said
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