"A Copy of Sr. John Trenchards Warrt. agt. John Hickes and others for Clipping the Currt. Coyn"
A Copy of Sir John Trenchards Warrant against John Hickes and others for Clipping the Currt. Coyn
Vizt
Sir John Trenchard Knight of their majestys most honourable privy Councill and principall Secretary of State &.
These are in their Majestys Names to authorize and require you (taking to your assistance a Constable) forthwith to make strict and dilligent search for John Hickes and Mary his wife Mary Huett Thomas Jones Matthew Coppinger Robt. Jacobs and Jana his wife standing charged on oath of High Treason in Clipping and filing the Current Coyn of this Kingdom and them or any of them having found you are to apprehend and being in safe custody before me to be examined touching the same and to be further dealt with according to Law In due execution thereof all Iustices of peace Constables + others are to be assisting to you as there may be occasion and for so doing this shall be your Warrant Given at the Court at Whitehall the Nineteenth day of September 1693
I Trenchard
Source
MINT 15/17/54, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK19 Sep 1698, c. 181 words.