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<p n="48">AD 1716.</p>
<p n="49">Wee find that at the time in the Indictment mentioned Conrade<lb></lb>
de Gols had a Lawfull Authority to Sign Notes for the Governour<lb></lb>
and Company of the Banks of England> for payment of money<lb></lb>
and that he by Vertue of that Authority did on the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15027_date15">16th January<lb></lb>
1715</rs>
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Sign a Bank Note for payment of Two hundred and<lb></lb>
Twenty pounds put the Note as Originally made.</p>
<p n="50">That the Note was delivered to the Defendt. un altered. That<lb></lb>
on the day year and at the place mentioned in the Indictmt.<lb></lb>
the Defendt with intent put the Indictment did caze and<lb></lb>
alter the Note by Altering the Wort two and makeing it<lb></lb>
five Whereby the Sume mencon'd in the Note was made<lb></lb>
five hundred and Twenty pounds instead of two hundred<lb></lb>
and Twenty pounds. That on the same <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15027_date16">19th day of January</rs>
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the Defendent by Colour of the said Note So Alterd rec'd<lb></lb>
the Sume of Five hundred and Twenty pounds of ye Governour<lb></lb>
sand Company of the Bank of England upon the said Note</p>
<p n="51">If upon the Whole matter the Defendt. be Guilty of<lb></lb>
Forging or Counterfeiting the Note mencon'd in the<lb></lb>
Indictment put the Indictment. We find him<lb></lb>
guilty, If not, We find him Not Guilty,</p>
<p n="52"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n52-6">Hen Merttins</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n52-2">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n52-3">Adam Roberts</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n52-4">William Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n52-5">Ri Coope</rs>
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<p n="53"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n53-1">Fran Hawford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n53-2">Hugh Winckworth</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n53-3">Thomas Harris</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n53-6">Henry Seames</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n53-4">John Spillett</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n53-5">Henry Clifton</rs>
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