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            <change when="2017-03-31">Transcribed by <name>Will Scott</name>, with some retrofitting of the xml of Mint 15/17.187</change>
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                <anchor xml:id="n094v-01"/><note place="marginLeft" target="#n094v-01"><hi rend="underline">195</hi></note>
                
                <p rend="center" xml:id="par1">The Informa<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">c</hi></orig><reg>ti</reg></choice>on of <choice><orig>I</orig><reg>J</reg></choice>ohn Snow Destill<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</orig><reg>er</reg></choice> over <choice><abbr>ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>against</expan></choice> the Starr <lb xml:id="l1"/>in the Broadway at the Low<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</orig><reg>er</reg></choice> end of Petty France <lb xml:id="l2"/>Wesm<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</orig><reg>inster</reg></choice></p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">He saith <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> the <space dim="horizontal" unit="chars" extent="5"/> day of November last he was importuned <lb xml:id="l3"/>by M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>. Porter <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">als</hi></abbr><expan>alias</expan></choice> Ionna Chaloners mis<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">t</add>ris to get the <choice><abbr>sd</abbr><expan>said</expan></choice> Chaloner <lb xml:id="l4"/>bayled out he the said Chaloner being then in custody of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Morris <lb xml:id="l5"/>for counterfeiting mault Tickets as the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> was informed and <lb xml:id="l6"/>thereupon the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> went to Newgate to speak with M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Carter <lb xml:id="l7"/>and examine him <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> the new Bank bills <del type="strikethrough">but the Design did</del> <lb xml:id="l8"/>and the said Carter told him that Chaloner had been upon a <lb xml:id="l9"/>Design of marking the paper round the edges with wyer as is <lb xml:id="l10"/>done in those bills but the Design did not go on And that the <choice><abbr>sd</abbr><expan>said</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l11"/>Chaloner had a piece of steel got out of the Tower before his pardon <lb xml:id="l12"/>which he had not given an <choice><abbr>acco<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>account</expan></choice> of And that since his pardon <lb xml:id="l13"/>he had melted down mill'd Crownes and mixed them with <lb xml:id="l14"/>other Metall and coyned it into money by casting And <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> he <lb xml:id="l15"/>had an inven<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">c</hi></orig><reg>ti</reg></choice>on of making a Mould of a fine sort of Earth + <lb xml:id="l16"/>burning it so that it would ring and then he could cast 40 times <lb xml:id="l17"/>in a Mould and that he coyned last Summer at his woman <lb xml:id="l18"/>Kate's Whereupon the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> went from Newgate to <lb xml:id="l19"/>examine K<hi rend="overline">ath</hi> Carter about it and asked her if she had been <lb xml:id="l20"/>examined by the Secretary and she said Yes and the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l21"/>then askt her if she gave him <choice><abbr>acco<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>account</expan></choice> of <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>what</expan></choice> she knew concer<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">n</hi></orig><reg>ning</reg></choice> <lb xml:id="l22"/>coyning and she said no and he reply<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi>.</orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> why did you not <lb xml:id="l23"/>and she answer<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> that she did not think it propper and that <lb xml:id="l24"/>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Carter had not order<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> her to discover it And he answer<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> <lb xml:id="l25"/>why will you not do it now and she reply<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> that she might do <lb xml:id="l26"/>her self an injury<choice><orig>–</orig><reg>.</reg></choice> whereupon the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> told her <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>what</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l27"/>she confest as a Witness would not be brought <choice><abbr>ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>against</expan></choice> her and <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> if she <lb xml:id="l28"/>would till i<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">t</add> the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> he would do her no injury And asking <lb xml:id="l29"/>her further if she knew of any Press or other Coyning Tooles she <lb xml:id="l30"/>answer<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi>.</orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> she wisht she had known the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice>
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                    <lb xml:id="l31"/>coyned at her house last Summer and she provided his Coales + his things 
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                        <lb xml:id="l35"/>concerning some Discoveries he had to make and the Warden refused + reply<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> 
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