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<title>Warrant of the Earl of Rochester to the warden's agents to take inventories of the possessions of people arrested for false coining and deliver these to the warden</title>
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<notesStmt><note type="metadataLine">1 December 1686, <hi rend="italic">c.</hi> 356 words.</note></notesStmt>
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<change when="2001-01-01" type="metadata">Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo &amp; John Young</change>
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    <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par1"><hi rend="large">A</hi>fter my hearty Comenda<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">cons</hi></orig><reg>tions</reg></choice>. <hi rend="large">His <choice><abbr>Matie</abbr><expan>Majestie</expan></choice></hi> having bin pleasd to give fresh <lb xml:id="l1"/>dire<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">cco</hi></orig><reg>ctio</reg></choice>ns for the Effectual prosecu<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">con</hi></orig><reg>tion</reg></choice> of Clippers and Coiners, and having also by <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">letrs</hi></abbr><expan>letters</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l2"/>of privy Seal directed me to Cause all Clippings Clipped and false monyes, and also all <lb xml:id="l3"/>Tooles &amp; materials, and likeiwse any other Estate, as Ready money goods Chattles <lb xml:id="l4"/>plate, debts, Specialtys, or other matters or things belonging to Clippers Count<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig><reg>er</reg></choice>feiters <lb xml:id="l5"/>or Debasers of the Coin or money of this Realm to be discovered or paid over from time <lb xml:id="l6"/>to time (upon the Convi<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">ccon</hi></orig><reg>ction</reg></choice> of the Offenders) to such person or persons as I should <lb xml:id="l7"/>think fit to entrust for his <choice><abbr>Maties</abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> Vse, and upon Account to be Re<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">n</add>dered for <lb xml:id="l8"/>the same, And farther that I should take care in his <choice><abbr>Maties</abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> behalf, of such <lb xml:id="l9"/>Lands or other real Estate as such offenders or any in trust for them may have <lb xml:id="l10"/>at <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> time of the Offences Comitted. <hi rend="large">I</hi> do therfore desire that when you or any <lb xml:id="l11"/>of you shal Receive any inform<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">acon</hi></orig><reg>ation</reg></choice>s or Examina<choice><orig>c<hi rend="overline">ons</hi></orig><reg>tions</reg></choice> either in sessions or <lb xml:id="l12"/>out of sessions touching any Clippers or other the Offenders afor<choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">esd</hi></abbr><expan>esaid</expan></choice>, You do also <lb xml:id="l13"/>make of Cause to be mae (as fully and as perfectly as you can Either by your <lb xml:id="l14"/>own knowledg or by the best inform<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">acon</hi></orig><reg>ation</reg></choice> you can get) a true account and <lb xml:id="l15"/>Inventory of all the Clippings Clipped and false moneys Tools materials &amp; <lb xml:id="l16"/>also all ready money, goods, Chattles, plate, debts, Specialties, and Likewise <lb xml:id="l17"/>of all lands and Tenements belonging to or in the possession of the persons <lb xml:id="l18"/>against whom you Receive such informa<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">con</hi></orig><reg>tion</reg></choice> or Examina<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">con</hi></orig><reg>tion</reg></choice> or any <lb xml:id="l19"/>others in Trust for them, and to Transmit such account or Inventory <lb xml:id="l20"/>together with attested Copys of the Inform<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">acons</hi></orig><reg>ations</reg></choice> against <lb xml:id="l21"/>such Offenders unto Owen Wynn Esq<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Warden of his <choice><abbr>Maties</abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> Mint <lb xml:id="l22"/>in the Tower of <choice><abbr>Lond<hi rend="superscript">o</hi>.</abbr><expan>London</expan></choice> who is to present them to me so that <lb xml:id="l23"/>due Care may be taken for his <choice><abbr>Maties</abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> service in the premises <lb xml:id="l24"/>And so I bid you heartily farewell, Whitehall <choice><abbr>Treary</abbr><expan>Treasury</expan></choice> Chambers <lb xml:id="l25"/>the 1.<hi rend="superscript">st</hi>. day of December. 1686.</p>
    
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