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Lawson twice to openInformant From those
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Circumstances being satisfied that Lawson was awake
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kept Johnson closely pressed and served upon the
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Joseph Gates
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being gone down Stairs, Informant
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wait untill his return, when the two Prisoners
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were secured in Custody by being tied together
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Informant then proceeded to search the Garret wherein
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the Prisoners were taken; and Found a Flask divers
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Counterfiet half Crown Pieces, Shillings and six
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Pences, two bottles with a little Quantity of Aqua
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Fortis, some Emery, Sand, securing Paper and the
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other things now produced, said to be necessary and
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requisite for the Purpose of Coining and which are now presentafter these
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Articles were removed, the Prisoners were taken
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seperately
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to
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the two
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Wood Street Compter And this Informant
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William Miller
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for himself saith, that he
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accompanied the other Informant
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Thomas Gates
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to the said House in
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New Court
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aforesaid, and stood
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at the door to prevent any Persons escaping
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Informant saw the Arm of a Person whom he verily
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believes to be the Prisoner Johnson, throwing out
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the counterfeit Silver now Produced, and which
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Informant afterwards picked off the Ground
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And the said
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Joseph Gates
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for Further himself saith,
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that all the Circumstances relates by the Informant
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Thomas Gates
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, where in he is said the former
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Part of this Information to have acted in Company
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with the said
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Thomas Gates
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, are in all respects,
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Strictly true And the said
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Ann Wilton
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for
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herself saith, that some time after Christmas last
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the Prisoner Johnson, together with another Person
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unknown, came to her and hired the Further
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Garret above mentioned at Eighteen Pence a
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Week that a Few days afterwards he
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