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to wit</note>
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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n66-1">Robert Merry</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo112">the Rotation Office</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n66-2">Thomas London</rs>
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of the same<lb></lb>
place <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ31">Labourer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n66-3">Walter Petherick</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n66-4">John Clarke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo114">the Public Office</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo115">Bow Street</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date16">23rd day of March 1787.</rs>
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<p n="67">Who being upon Oath severally say and first<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n67-1">Robert Merry</rs>
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for himself saith That<lb></lb>
in consequence of an Information he received<lb></lb>
he with the said London and Petherick went to<lb></lb>
the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n67-2">Daniel Linney</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo116">Church Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo117">Whitechapel</rs>
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That in a Cup on the Mantle<lb></lb>
Shelf in the lower Room in said House he<lb></lb>
found the five Counterfeit Shillings and the<lb></lb>
counterfeit six pence now produced And the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n67-3">Thomas London</rs>
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for himself Says that<lb></lb>
he went with said Merry to said House where<lb></lb>
he found the Flask the Potts and the other Implements<lb></lb>
for coming now produced That in a Closet<lb></lb>
amongst some Coals he found the counterfeit<lb></lb>
Money now produced That he found in the<lb></lb>
Yard of said House the bottle of Aqua Fortis<lb></lb>
now produced And that the Counterfeit Silver<lb></lb>
now produced he found in the Pocket of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n67-4">Ann<lb></lb>
Ouston</rs>
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now present And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n67-5">William Petherick</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself says that he was present with said<lb></lb>
London and Merry in said House when<lb></lb>
the Falsk and coming Implements now<lb></lb>
produced were found in said House And<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n67-6">John Clark</rs>
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for himself Says that<lb></lb>
the said</p>
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