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<p n="2691">to the amount of three Pounds two Shilling,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
or thereabouts, Saith that he this Informant saw the Silver<lb></lb>
that he the said Green had bought, Saith that he this Informt<lb></lb>
with Green Noward the said Silver and made them into six pences & struck them with a faint died<del>and melted the same</del>
and<lb></lb>
<del>cast Quantity of Counterfeit Shillings</del>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
amounting in<lb></lb>
the whole to Seventy five shillings<del>or thereabouts</del>
besides<lb></lb>
the fragments or Dross which amounted to Seventeen or<lb></lb>
Eighteen Shillings Saith that the this Informt. and Green<lb></lb>
consulted together to see if they could not cast some<lb></lb>
Counterfeit Silver instead of Stamping them as they had<lb></lb>
before done saith that he this Informt. them advanced<lb></lb>
another Guinea Saith that he the said Green went and<lb></lb>
bought another Parcell fo Silver with the Guinea he this<lb></lb>
Informant had advanced Saith that he this Informant<lb></lb>
and him the said Green cast in the afternoon of that day<lb></lb>
Eleven Counterfeit Shillings saith that they thought<lb></lb>
they had Spoilt the Mettle and was determined to cast<lb></lb>
Six pences instead of Shillings as she the said Gorden told<lb></lb>
him this Informant and Green that she could get the<lb></lb>
Six pences off sooner then Shillings Saith that he this<lb></lb>
Informt. in Company with Green and a Woman named<lb></lb>
Gorden went and Cast on or about Two pounds worth Saith<lb></lb>
that when cast they took them from the spray saith that<lb></lb>
they then filed the Edges and rub them<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
with Sand Paper<lb></lb>
Saith that after they had Polished them that they then Neeld<lb></lb>
them upon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a peice of Tin and them Boild them in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Allum Water salt and aquce fortis Argel Cream of Tarta<lb></lb>
and Aquae fortis Saith that in Making the Base Mettal<lb></lb>
they<del>made</del>
put two Ounces of Copper and one ounce of Silver<lb></lb>
Saith that all the Implements found in the Room was<lb></lb>
what they used to work with<del>at</del>
saith that upon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Saturday the Seventh day of October instant they<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
last some<lb></lb>
half Crown peices Shillings and Six pences Saith that the Base<lb></lb>
Corn now produced in what the Prisoner at the Barr and this Witness<lb></lb>
made</p>
<p n="2692">Taken Signed and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and Year above Written}</p>
<p n="2693"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2693-1">Jno Curtis</rs>
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<p n="2694"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2694-1">John Clay</rs>
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