Com Lancaster Ss. The InformaionInformation upon Oath of Thomas Petty of Newton in Dalton parish taken the day and place aforesdaforesaid25 November 1704; see Deposition 504.

Who saith that on Tuesday last this Inform:tInformant was in yethe Evening in Company at Roger Woodburns house with Severall other ꝑsonspersons when James Lindow pulled out of his pockter 2. $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes and gave then to Benjamin Johnson (supposing him to be an Attorney at law) as his Fee to be concern'd for him in a suite to be com̄enced agtagainst yethe SdSaid Roger Woodburn for some scandalous words by him SdSaid to be spoke by the said Lindow. That some time after ytthat yethe SdSaid Ben: Johnson looking upon the said $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes, declared that he beleived that the same were Counterfeit money, and charged the said Lindow therewthwith who SdSaid that he took them the munday before at Hauxhead for some Yarn he had sold there, Upon which discourse the said Ja: Lindow went out of yethe SdSaid house unto the town street of Ulverstone, and within less than $\frac{1}{2}$ an houre, came into the company againe, and not long after, some of the Company brotbrought in 12. or 13. $\frac{1}{2}$ Crowns, wchwhich Mr Johnson said was also Counterfeit money, and wchwhich was said to be found in the Town Street of Ulverston, and suspected to have been dropped by the SdSaid Lindow: This Inform:tInformant being present when all the suspected halfe Crownes, were put up into two papers and Sealed, upon both which this Informants Seale was put, and where unto he refereth The Same The same being put into the hands of Edward Petty Con.bleConstable of Ulverston as was also the said Ja: Lindow himselfe, this Inform:tInformant further saith ytthat the SdSaid Ja. Lindow, did not then own that he dropt or left any of the said 12. or 12. $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes in the Street, and further saith not Tho: Pettie