JohnB wrote: > On 9 May, 11:00, Alison Kilpatrick <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Transcribed from the 9 May 1828 edition of The Newry Commercial >> Telegraph, by permission of The British Library: >> >> Counterfeit Coin.--On Sunday morning, a person of the name of James >> Lynch, a pig-dealer, from the County of Roscommon, trading from this >> port, was apprehended by our Police, in the act of making a very large >> exportation of base coin, to be circulated in Ireland. He was seen on >> the pierhead of George's Dock, with a small trunk, which appeared to be >> very heavy, on his shoulder. The constables thinking there was something >> suspicious in his appearance, searched his trunk, which was found to >> contain a great quantity of base coin, wrapped in fourteen parcels, and >> packed in shavings. There were 150 sovereigns, 156 half crowns, and 320 >> shillings, making an amount of 310l. [£310] 10s. The coin was >> indifferently executed. The man was committed on Monday for >> trial.--Liverpool Chronicle. >> >> ======================= > > The phrase that amuses me is "The coin was indifferently executed." I > wonder do you need a special kind of half-hearted axe-man to carry out > an indifferent execution? He'd still need to be pretty clever to cut > the head off a coin :-) is english a foreign language for you? words change meanuing according to context ex·e·cute (e(k'si(-kyu-t') pronunciation tr.v., -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes. 1. To put into effect; carry out: a government that executes the decisions of the ruling party. 2. To perform; do: execute a U-turn. See synonyms at perform. 3. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design. 4. To make valid, as by signing: execute a deed. 5. To perform or carry out what is required by: execute the terms of a will. 6. To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence. 7. Computer Science. To run (a program or an instruction). [Middle English executen, from Old French executer, from Medieval Latin execu-ta-re, from Latin execu-tor, executor, from execu-tus, past participle of exequi-, exsequi-, to pursue, carry out : ex-, ex- + sequi-, to follow.] executable ex'e·cut'a·ble adj. executer ex'e·cut'er n. http://www.answers.com/execute&r=67 3. here maybe you need to read some more books :-) Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

"Hugh Watkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] | is english a foreign language for you? | | words change meanuing according to context | | ex·e·cute (e(k'si(-kyu-t') pronunciation | tr.v., -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes. | | 1. To put into effect; carry out: a government that executes the | decisions of the ruling party. | 2. To perform; do: execute a U-turn. See synonyms at perform. | 3. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a | prescribed design. | 4. To make valid, as by signing: execute a deed. | 5. To perform or carry out what is required by: execute the terms of | a will. | 6. To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence. | 7. Computer Science. To run (a program or an instruction). | | [Middle English executen, from Old French executer, from Medieval Latin | execu-ta-re, from Latin execu-tor, executor, from execu-tus, past participle | of exequi-, exsequi-, to pursue, carry out : ex-, ex- + sequi-, to follow.] | executable ex'e·cut'a·ble adj. | executer ex'e·cut'er n. | | http://www.answers.com/execute&r=67 | | 3. here | | maybe you need to read some more books :-) | | | Hugh W A play on words, Hugh - a pun! Henry Brownlee

"Hugh Watkins" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > JohnB wrote: >> On 9 May, 11:00, Alison Kilpatrick <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Transcribed from the 9 May 1828 edition of The Newry Commercial >>> Telegraph, by permission of The British Library: >>> >>> Counterfeit Coin.--On Sunday morning, a person of the name of James >>> Lynch, a pig-dealer, from the County of Roscommon, trading from this >>> port, was apprehended by our Police, in the act of making a very large >>> exportation of base coin, to be circulated in Ireland. He was seen on >>> the pierhead of George's Dock, with a small trunk, which appeared to be >>> very heavy, on his shoulder. The constables thinking there was something >>> suspicious in his appearance, searched his trunk, which was found to >>> contain a great quantity of base coin, wrapped in fourteen parcels, and >>> packed in shavings. There were 150 sovereigns, 156 half crowns, and 320 >>> shillings, making an amount of 310l. [£310] 10s. The coin was >>> indifferently executed. The man was committed on Monday for >>> trial.--Liverpool Chronicle. >>> >>> ======================= >> >> The phrase that amuses me is "The coin was indifferently executed." I >> wonder do you need a special kind of half-hearted axe-man to carry out >> an indifferent execution? He'd still need to be pretty clever to cut >> the head off a coin :-) > > is english a foreign language for you? Somehow I think John know what it means.