We find yt Courade de Gols at the lym in ye Juditem mantiard had having a lawl Authority
to Sigh Notes for ye Governr: & Company of the
Bank of England for paymt: of mony & that he by virtue of that [..] did on ye
16 of January 1715
Sign a Bank Note for
paymt: of [..] two hundred & twenty pounds put ye Note as originaly made
That ye Note was deliver'd to ye Deftye Sumunalter'd
That on ye day Year & at ye place mencon'd in
ye Indicmt: ye Deft with in put [..] the Indicmt did raise & alter ye Note
by [..] altering ye word tow & making it five whereby
ye Sum mencon'd in ye Note was made five
hundred & twenty pounds insteed of two hundred & twenty
pounds That on ye Same 19 day ye Deft. of Janry by colour of the to note to alterd rect: ye Sum of five
hundred & twenty pounds of ye Governr: & Company
of ye Bank of Englandas dueupon ye Sd Note.
If upon ye whole matter ye Dept be Guilty of
forging & Counterfeiting ye Note mencon'd in ye
Indicmt: at put ye Indicmt.in ye manner therein alledg'd,
We find him guilty, Ifhe isnotguilty we
findnotaccordinglynot
If any difference arise upon
ye whole master of fact
We refere it to