John Bates of Amblecott in the County of Stafford Baker on his oath says that he hath for severall yeares past known Thomas Bodely now or latly living at Stourbridge in Worcestersh.shire Watchmaker and Goldsmith and did at Stourbridge see the said Boddely about a year and a half since make the nikt of an Edging Mill for edging Countrerfeit Shillings and also make a sett of Lettrs.ers for edging $\frac{1}{2}$ Crowns and that some time before Sr.Sir IJames Tyde last was 12 months at Boddely's then house in Sturbridge which he rented of Mr. Blick and over agt.against Mr. Foley's house then he produced to this Informt.Informant a While Counterfeit 20s. broad piece and a White counterfeit French Pistoll which he in this Informts.Informants sight guilded over and weighing the broad piece it appeared full weight with a broad piece he paid away for good and gave this Informt.Informant 8s. oatout of it but wt.what he did with the pistoll this InformtInformant knows not