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                <p rend="indent10" xml:id="par1"><add indicator="no" place="marginLeft">Willts Ss</add> The <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="overline">aio</hi>n</abbr><expan>Information</expan></choice> of <persName>Rob<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>: Hort</persName> now a prisoner in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Goal <lb xml:id="l1"/>at <placeName>fisherton Anger in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> county</placeName> taken upon oath <lb xml:id="l2"/>before me <date>this 19<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> day of November 1703</date></p>
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">This Inform<hi rend="superscript">tt</hi> upon his oath saith, <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> on <date>Whitmunday <lb xml:id="l3"/>last past</date>, he saw <persName>Stephen Holloway</persName> of <placeName>Christian Mallford in <lb xml:id="l4"/>the country aforesaid</placeName> Blacksmith coyn about 3 or 4 Shillings in <lb xml:id="l5"/>imitation of the <choice><abbr>curr<hi rend="superscript">tt</hi></abbr><expan>currant</expan></choice> coyn of this realm, att this Inform<hi rend="superscript">tt</hi><hi rend="superscript">s</hi> <lb xml:id="l6"/>house in <placeName>Calne aforesaid in the <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> county</placeName> &amp; this informant <lb xml:id="l7"/>helped him the <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> <persName>Stephen Holloway</persName> to make the said counter<lb xml:id="l8"/>feit shillings and this informant further saith <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> one or about <lb xml:id="l9"/>the month of August last past att this informants house in <lb xml:id="l10"/><placeName>Calne</placeName> aforesaid he saw <persName>Arthur Forman</persName> of <placeName>Calne in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> county</placeName> <lb xml:id="l11"/>Chandler make and coyn severall shillings of counterfeit <del type="cancelled"><choice><abbr>shills:</abbr><expan>shillings</expan></choice></del> <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">mony</add> <lb xml:id="l12"/>in imitation of <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>curr<hi rend="superscript">tt</hi></abbr><expan>currant</expan></choice> coyn of this kingdome, and this Inform<hi rend="superscript">tt</hi> <lb xml:id="l13"/>assisted the <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> <persName>Arthur Forman</persName> to make <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> counterfeit <choice><abbr>shills:</abbr><expan>shillings</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l14"/>and this Inform<hi rend="superscript">tt</hi> saith that since <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> month of Aug: last past <lb xml:id="l15"/>he saw <persName>Samuel Hall</persName> of <persName>Calne</persName> <choice><abbr>afores<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>aforesaid</expan></choice> Blacksmith make &amp; 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