Middlesex
to Wit.

The Information of Mr. John Corbould< no role > of Foster Lane [..]
Engraver taken before me this 29th. March 1758 .

Who being on Oath says that he is by Trade an Engraver ; that about
the beginning of this Instant March a Person now present who calls
himself [..] Richard William Vaughan< no role > applied to this Informant; that the
then said that his Name was sneyd< no role > ; that he desired this Informant
to engrave him a promisary Note for value received, a Copy of which
he gave him, which he accordingly executed; but says that the said
Vaughan otherwise Sneyd did not approve of it, and that the following
was one of his Objections Vizt. that the Word on in the second Line inthe
a Copy of an engraved Note now produced should have been at the end
of the first Line; that on his requiring several other alterations to be made
this Informant advised him to have a fresh plate [..] engraved; that
the said Vaughan, alias Sneyd, conserted to it, and gave this Informant
Instructions accordingly. And says that he [..] caused the said Plate to
be engraved; and that the Proof now produced was printed from the said
Plate. Says that the said Plate was deliverd to the said Vaughan alias
Sneyd, And this Informant farther says that some Days after the said
Plate was deliver'd the said Vaughan, alias sneyd, come to this Informant
and told him that the said [..] last mentioned Plate wou'd not do and
that it was given away, and that he must have another done, says that
he call'd the next Day on this Informant and brought the Copy of a Note
which he desired to be engraved. And says that he this Informant look
off an Impression of the said Copy on a wep'd Plate now produced,
and says that he then told the said Vaughan, alias sneyd, that the Copy
then produced had the Resemblance of a Bank Note and that he did not
cheese to engrave it. Says that the said Vaughan alias Sneyd then
told him that he was a Man of Character, that there was no harm
in it, that he had asked the Advice of a Council

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