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The Information of William Parsons< no role >
an Evidence in His Majesty's behalf against
Henry Bridges< no role > and others for Felony taken
upon Oath before me William Blackborow< no role > Esqr .
one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace
in and for the said County this day
of February 1786.

This Informant upon his Oath saith that about Three
Months ago he became acquainted with the Prisoner Henry Bridges< no role >
that about a month ago this Informant and his Wife Rebecca Parsons< no role >
were hired by the said Henry Bridges< no role > to go to a House in Cooks
Gardens Haggerstone in the Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch in the said
County which the said Henry Bridges< no role > had [..] lately taken and which
this Informant and his said Wife were to Sleep in and take care of
That in about a Week after the Press and other tools and Impliments
for the purpose of Coining were brought in a Cart in the Dusk of the
Evening to the said House in Cook Gardens aforesaid by the said
Henry Bridges< no role > and one Edward Horn< no role > not yet taken and a Girl
the Daughter ofthe Edward Horn< no role > rode in the Cart and in the Course
of a Day or two the Tools and other Impliments were fixed in the
Cellar of the House aforesaid by the said Henry Bridges< no role > and Edwd.
Horn< no role > and that soon after they began to work That the said
Henry Bridges< no role > Edward Horn< no role > and his said Daughter have
continued to work at the Feloniously Coining & Counterfeiting
the Current Coin of this Realm in Copper called Half pence almost
daily ever since the said Tools and implements were fixed that
the said Edward Horn< no role > generally worked at the Edging tool and the
said Henry Bridges< no role > and the Daughter of the said Edwd. Horn at the
Press and Fly this Informant having been frequently in the
Cellar andtheseen them at Work as aforesaid that this
Informant was Chiefly employed in [..] going of Errands
and his Wife was to take care of and mind the House And
this Informant further saith that on Saturday last the