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The Information of
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one of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said county the
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Thomas Smart
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& a Woman who went
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by the Name of Gordon made application to this
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Informant Several times about Seven Weeks ago and informd him that they had a puss in
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their Custody and this Informant further saith that
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he the said
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desired this Informant
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to call at the King and Queen in Hare Street in the
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Parish of Saint Matthew
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Bethnal Green
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in the
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of Middlesex
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and ask for one Green a Buckle Maker
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that this informt. Enquired at the said House for
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the said Greens when he this Informt. was shewn the said
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Greens House when he found him not a home, that he
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Returned a second Time to the said Greens House when he
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this Informt. found him the said Green & a Woman whose
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Name is Gordon in
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the said House
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Saith that she the said Gordon Caussed him upon seeing
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him at the House that she the said Gordon went to the
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Stairs feet and called Tommy, that he the said Green
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came down Stairs Saith that he the said Green after having
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same Discourse with him asked him this Informt. to walk
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up Stairs, Saith that he this Informt. saw some Implement
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for Coining and Counterfeiting the Silver Coin of this
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and at the same time shewd him this Informt. a Quantity
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of Counterfeit Six pences and also at the same time he the said
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Green told this Informant that he had made them
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Saith that he this Informant called some time after at
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another house in
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that he
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the said Green
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them shewd him this Informant a Six pence made of Real
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Silver with a faint head in one side saith that he this
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Informt. gave him the said Green three Guineas to go and buy some silver that he
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the said Green whent and bought a parcell of Silver
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