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Forgery of Exchequer bills.
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15. If any person or persons shall forge or counterfeit any such Exchequer bill or coupon for interest, or any indorsement or writing thereupon or therein, or tender in payment any such forged or counterfeited bill, or any Exchequer bill with such counterfeit indorsement or writing thereon, or shall demand to have such counterfeit bill, or any Exchequer bill with such counterfeit indorsement or writing thereupon or therein, exchanged for ready money or for another Exchequer bill, by any person or persons, body or bodies public or corporate, who shall be obliged or required to exchange the same, or by any other person or persons whatsoever, knowing the bill so tendered in payment, or demanded to be exchanged, or the indorsement or writing thereupon or therein, to be forged or counterfeited, and with intent to defraud Her Majesty or the persons to be appointed to pay off the same, or any of them, or to pay any interest thereupon, or the person or persons, body or bodies politic or corporate, who shall contract or circulate or exchange the same, or any of them, or any other person or persons, body or bodies politic or corporate, then every such person or persons so offending, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be adjudged a felon, and shall suffer accordingly.
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