[Copyist’s hand: part of a booklet, comprising folios 341 to 357]

nd [wm 1798]

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§.3. Of Forgery in the way of Fabrication – Application of the Principles.

[marginal heading:] 5.

3. Encrease of the difficulty of concealment, in regard to the exercise of each

Art.-

3. As to the difficulty thrown in the way of concealment, in regard to the

productions of the several arts, the concurrence of which has been rendered

necessary as above. In the present state of things the only production by which

the criminal enterprize is capable of being betrayed is, in the case of

fabrication, the engraved plate: and, in the case of alteration, even this

resource fails. On the proposed plan, the following implement being added to the

apparatus necessary for bringing into existence the genuine work will be so many

articles, any one of which, if found in possession of any uncommissioned

individual, may, if made to receive an appropriate and adequate verbal

description, be sufficient to afford conclusive evidence of the crime - These

are –

1 The Drawing serving as a pattern to work from, in engraving the Portrait on the

Copper Plate.

2. The Copper Plate itself.

3. The assortment of appropriate types, in the finished state.

4. Do in the unfinished state.

5. The assortment of matrixes corresponding to those types.

6. The assortment of Puncheons corresponding to the types & matrixes.

7. The drawing, serving as a pattern to work from, in engraving the other

Portrait on the block of wood.

8. The engraved block of wood itself.

[marginal heading:] 6

4 & 5. Care taken, to choose such instruments and productions of art as

are susceptible of description formed by General words without depending

4 & 5 – As to the care taken, in the choice of the subsequent instruments

or productions in question, that they shall be such as are susceptible of verbal

description precise enough for the purpose of legal prohibition, and in the

adapting the description to that purpose.

Note