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The Informacon of
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This Informt. sayth That
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told
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him if hee had any New money to keepe it
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and that hee would allow him two shillings
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in the pound, to melt downe, because it is better
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weight then ye old Silver and to mix with
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other Metters to make the Counterseale money
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because it would not run without some
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Silver And this Informt. sayth that the said
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Evans told him that noe Man in London made
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that hee had the
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money off And that the said Evans did offer to
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to allow to this Informt. Five shillings in
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the pound to putt of this bad money, And two
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Shillings in the Pound to putt of Clipt money
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and five shillings in the Pound for Milled
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money And that the said Evans
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on Sunday last
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about a
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three dayes after this
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Informant had reced Fifty shillings in halfe
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Crowner, of the said faulse money, would have
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had the said faulse money from this Informt.
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but this Informant. told him hee should not
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have it, till he had it before a Justice, And
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and Almey were
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there present when the said Evans sent
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further sayth not.
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Jur Coram me
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S. Lovell Recordr.
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