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10th December 1772 - 12th July 1774

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suspecting her to be the person who had put of me
of the same kind sometime before Immediately
sent for a Constable and had her apprehended
And this Informant further saith that upon enquiring
of the said Ann Spedding< no role > who she was ornd where she
lived she told him that she was the Wife of One
Spedding and that they Lodged in the first Floor at No
2 in Wells Mews Wells Street in the parish of
Saint Mary le Bone in a House kept by the other
Informant Jane Houghton< no role > that open Search
Warrant being obtained this Informant accompanied
[..] the Two Constables Charles Jealons< no role > and Patrick
Devine to the said Speddings Apartments and
Assisted in searching the said and saw several of
the Utensils & Tool together with a Broker Milk
not containing a Quantity of Clippings of Whitemental
and also a Flat piece of Copper with several
Impressions of a head [..] thereon resembling the
Impression of the two Counterfiet Six Pence put
off and Tendered at this Informants Shop also now
produced found in the Apartments of the said
Spedding and his Wife

And this Informant Patrick Devine< no role > for himself
saith that he is an Headborough that upon Saturday
last how as sent for by the other Informant Alexander
Grinley
< no role > to take Charge of the Person now present
who calls herself Ann Spedding for putting off
Counterfiet Six pence and upon finding where
she lived a search Warrant was obtained when
this Informant together with the other Informants
Charles Ireland< no role > and Alexander Grinly went in
pursuance thereof and searched the Apartments of
Where William Spedding< no role > and Ann Spedding lived
in the House of the other Informant Jane Honghton
at No. 2. in Wells Mews Wells Street Saint
Mary le Bone and that in searching therein they
found concealed in different places the several Tolls
& Utensils now produced particularly an Old Milkpot
Containing a quantity of White Metal Clippings




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