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The Information of
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Thomas Carpmeal
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taken before me this 12th. day of October 1782
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Who being upon Oath say and first the said
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John Clark
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says
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that on Thursday last he with the said
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and other
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Officers went to the House of one Green in
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Chambers Street
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Goodmans
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Fields
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, having received Information that some Corners were
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there-That he knocked at the Door and Mrs. Green Wife of
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the said Green let him inThat said Carpmeal broke open
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the Celler Door on the top of the Stairs and went in-That this
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Informant hearing a Noise went into the Yard where
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he
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saw two persons now present who call themselves
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William Yardley
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James Yardley
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coming from out of
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a Back Cellar and go into a Little
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WorkshopThat
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he and the other Officers took them into Custody and brought
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them back to the said Cellar where he found a large Coining Press
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fixed, a pair of Dies within it, a Quantity, of counterfeit
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Half pence lying round it, a Cutting out Press, a Quantity
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of Copper Blank & Sissil-and also in another Cellar a
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cutting out PressThat in a Garret of said House he found
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a Quantity of counterfeit Half pence now produced and a
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Quantity of PaperThat he searched the said
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William
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Yardley
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and found in his Pocket (wrapped up in a Piece
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of Paper) a Half penny now produced which appears
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to have been struck from the
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said
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Dies that were within
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said PressAnd the said
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Thomas Carpmeal
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says that he broke
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open said Cellar Door and saw said
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William Yardley
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and
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James
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Yardley
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come from out of the said Cellar where said Coining
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Tools were found and saw the Snuff still lighted at said large Press That-in a one pair of Stairs front Room
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where said
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William Yardley
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lived be found under the Grate
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