Joseph Wildman: The Information of Joseph Wildman Serjeant of Colonel Watkins's Company the First Regiment of Guards 20 October 1698

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Informacon of Ioseph Wildman Serjeant of Coll Watkins's Company con first Regimt of Guards Octobr. 20 1698

This Informt. says yt. on Tuesday last he askt Iames Pritchard to change him half a Crown which he did accordingly and 2s + 6d one of which shillings and the 6d. He did afterwards find to be countrfeit whereupon he acquainted his Coll with it and shewed him the shilling which he has now to produce imediatly upon this the Col orderd him to seize the said Pritchard but he could {sic} find him till this morning and by the command of the Col he carryd. him prisoner to the Savoy, since the apprhending this Pritchard this Informt. has heard severall soldjers say that he has often made his braggs that he has coynd as much money as would pay the Regimt

Ioseph Wildman

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