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<p n="1224"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1218">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1224-1">Edward Walter</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1219">Newbury</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
County of Berks Gardener <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1224-2">David Prothers</rs>
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, Charles<lb></lb>
Jealous and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1224-3">John Dixon</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15092_date132">second<lb></lb>
day of October 1781</rs>
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<p n="1225">Who being on Oath says and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1225-1">Edward Walter</rs>
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says, that about six Weeks ago, he came from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1220">Newbury</rs>
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to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1225-2">Pengry's</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a Copper Warehouse, on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1221">Snow Hill</rs>
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, with a Waggon and a Cart, loaded with<lb></lb>
Copper; That when he arrived at Mr. Pengrys, he was directed by one<lb></lb>
of Mr. Pengrys Clerks to go with the same to a Wharf below London<lb></lb>
Bridge, with a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1225-3">Thomas Holder</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That in coming back again to the said Mr. Pengrys for the Money; the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1225-4">Thomas Holder</rs>
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told him, that he worked in Pengrys Shop and<lb></lb>
asked him "if he would have any Half pence" that on this Informants<lb></lb>
telling him he did not want any Halfpence she said Holder told him<lb></lb>
he would let him have thirty shillings for a Guinea, if he would<lb></lb>
take a good many That he (this Informant) then told him to bring<lb></lb>
him three or four guineas Worth<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and he immediately went away and said,<lb></lb>
that he would bring them to him in three or four Minister That he<lb></lb>
accordingly came to this Information (in company with another person<lb></lb>
now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1225-5">Richard Jones</rs>
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) That said Richard<lb></lb>
Jones brought with him to the said Mr Pengry's Door five Guineas worth<lb></lb>
of counterfeit Halfpence and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1225-6">Thomas Holder</rs>
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, took said Money<lb></lb>
from said Jones, and put it into this Informants Waggon That<lb></lb>
he then went into the Three Tuns Alehouse with said Holder and<lb></lb>
<del>he</del>
paid him five Guineas for the same and in going Home he examined said Parcel<lb></lb>
of Halfpence and found that it contained seven pounds ten shillings<lb></lb>
in counterfiet Halfpence That on Friday last was sevennight he came again<lb></lb>
to Town with his Waggon and Cart to Mr. Pengryl as aforesaid, where<lb></lb>
he observed said Holder in Mr. Pengrys Shop who immediately followed<lb></lb>
him out and asked him, if he would not have some more Halfpence<lb></lb>
<del>and</del>
on which he told him that he would take three or four Guineas worth more<lb></lb>
That said Holder then went for said Halfpence and returned in</p>
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