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to the amount of three Pounds two Shilling,
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or thereabouts, Saith that he this Informant saw the Silver
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that he the said Green had bought, Saith that he this Informt
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with Green Noward the said Silver and made them into six pences & struck them with a faint died
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and melted the same
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and
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cast Quantity of Counterfeit Shillings
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amounting in
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the whole to Seventy five shillings
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or thereabouts
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besides
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the fragments or Dross which amounted to Seventeen or
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Eighteen Shillings Saith that the this Informt. and Green
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consulted together to see if they could not cast some
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Counterfeit Silver instead of Stamping them as they had
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before done saith that he this Informt. them advanced
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another Guinea Saith that he the said Green went and
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bought another Parcell fo Silver with the Guinea he this
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Informant had advanced Saith that he this Informant
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and him the said Green cast in the afternoon of that day
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Eleven Counterfeit Shillings saith that they thought
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they had Spoilt the Mettle and was determined to cast
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Six pences instead of Shillings as she the said Gorden told
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him this Informant and Green that she could get the
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Six pences off sooner then Shillings Saith that he this
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Informt. in Company with Green and a Woman named
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Gorden went and Cast on or about Two pounds worth Saith
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that when cast they took them from the spray saith that
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they then filed the Edges and rub them
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with Sand Paper
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Saith that after they had Polished them that they then Neeld
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them upon
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a peice of Tin and them Boild them in
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Allum Water salt and aquce fortis Argel Cream of Tarta
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and Aquae fortis Saith that in Making the Base Mettal
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they
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made
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put two Ounces of Copper and one ounce of Silver
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Saith that all the Implements found in the Room was
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what they used to work with
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at
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saith that upon
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Saturday the Seventh day of October instant they
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last some
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half Crown peices Shillings and Six pences Saith that the Base
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Corn now produced in what the Prisoner at the Barr and this Witness
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made
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Taken Signed and Sworn the day
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and Year above Written}
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Jno Curtis
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