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<p n="2689"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1567">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2689-1">John Clay</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
upon Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2689-2">John Curtis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ543">Esqr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ544">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said county the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date171">24th. day of October<lb></lb>
1775</rs>
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<p n="2690">Who saith that one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2690-1">Thomas Smart</rs>
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& a Woman who went<lb></lb>
by the Name of Gordon made application to this<lb></lb>
Informant Several times about Seven Weeks ago and informd him that they had a puss in<lb></lb>
their Custody and this Informant further saith that<lb></lb>
he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2690-2">Thomas Smart</rs>
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desired this Informant<lb></lb>
to call at the King and Queen in Hare Street in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Matthew <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1568">Bethnal Green</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1569">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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and ask for one Green a Buckle Maker<lb></lb>
that this informt. Enquired at the said House for<lb></lb>
the said Greens when he this Informt. was shewn the said<lb></lb>
Greens House when he found him not a home, that he<lb></lb>
Returned a second Time to the said Greens House when he<lb></lb>
this Informt. found him the said Green & a Woman whose<lb></lb>
Name is Gordon in<del>Company with him</del>
the said House<lb></lb>
Saith that she the said Gordon Caussed him upon seeing<lb></lb>
him at the House that she the said Gordon went to the<lb></lb>
Stairs feet and called Tommy, that he the said Green<lb></lb>
came down Stairs Saith that he the said Green after having<lb></lb>
same Discourse with him asked him this Informt. to walk<lb></lb>
up Stairs, Saith that he this Informt. saw some Implement<lb></lb>
for Coining and Counterfeiting the Silver Coin of this<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and at the same time shewd him this Informt. a Quantity<lb></lb>
of Counterfeit Six pences and also at the same time he the said<lb></lb>
Green told this Informant that he had made them<lb></lb>
Saith that he this Informant called some time after at<lb></lb>
another house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1570">Chick lane</rs>
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that he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the said Green<lb></lb>
them shewd him this Informant a Six pence made of Real<lb></lb>
Silver with a faint head in one side saith that he this<lb></lb>
Informt. gave him the said Green three Guineas to go and buy some silver that he<lb></lb>
the said Green whent and bought a parcell of Silver</p>
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