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Image 47 of 16831st March 1758


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The Information of William Fornworth< no role > of
New Rents St. Martin's le Grand Copper plate Printer
taken before me this 31st. day of March 1758

Who being on Oath says, that on a saturday Evening
about a Month ago Mr. Jeffreys Partner to Mr. Corbold
Engraver in Footer Lane came to the House of this Informt.
in New Rents St. Martins le Grand in Company with a
Person who calls himself Richard William Vaughan< no role >
als sneed< no role > , and says that the said Jeffreys desired this
Informant to Print a Plate for the said Vaughan, says that
he refused at first but being told by the said Vaughan, that
he wou'd pay him handsomely for his Trouble, as he was in a
hurry he this Informant Consented to it and says that from
a Plate delivered to him by the said Vaughan he printed twenty
eight prints for which the received two shilling of [..]
[..] , that the said Vaughan [..] ordered the said
Prints and Plate to be delivered that Evening at Mr. Corbold's
which was done accordingly, and says that the said Vaughan
o few days after this, brought the said Plate to this Informant
and desired him to Print some more for him says, that he
this Informant did in the presence of the said Vaughan Print
forty eight Printsforfrom the said Plate, for which he received from
the said Vaughan two Shilings, says that the said Vaughan
brought all the paper as well for the twenty eight Prints above
mentioned as for the last forty eight

Sworn before me this
31st. day of March 1758 }
Va [..] My

William Farnworth< no role >




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