William Harvey: The Information of William Harvey of the parish of Dudley in the county of Worcester Naylor 27 July 1698 Isaac Newton c. 483 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 28 Jul 1698, c. 483 words. MINT 15/17/7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/7 William HarveyParish of Dudley, WorcestershireNailerJohn BateParish of Kings Swinford, County of StaffordBakerThomas DrewStafford GaolJohn HarveyMutch Wenlock, County of SalopNailerThomas JohnsWilleyMr PricketShoemakerRosemary LaneJohn DoveyWilleyMillerJoseph JefferiesBridge NorthClothworkerJoseph HamptonBlacksmithDudleyWilliam TillyShrewsburyWilliam UnderwoodParish of Whitechapel 28 Jul 1698 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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The Informaction of William Harvey of the ꝑparish of Dudley in yethe County of Worcester Naylor taken this 27th. day of Iuly Anno Dni 1698

Who saith That in March last he did see one IJohn Bate of the ꝑparish of Kings Swinford in the County of Stafford Baker fix a Coyning Press in a piece of Wood at his house in Kings Swinford aforesaid and the said IJohn Bate did then and there Counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping severall shillings with the sdsaid Press

That in IJanuary last past one Thomas Drewe now a prisoner in Stafford Gaol did in the presence of this Informt.Informant buy a pair of shilling stamps for Counterfeit Milled money in the ꝑparish of Long Luston alsalias Luston in the County of Hereford of one IJohn Harvey who lives at Mutch Wenlock in the County of Salop Naylor

That in or abot.about December last past one Thomas Iones of Willey in the County of Salop did in the presence of this Deponent with the assistance of the said IJohn Harvey counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping severall counterfeit shillings at Wittey aforesaid

That in August 1696 one Mr. Pricket a shoemaker who lived in Rosemary Lane did in the presence of this Depont.Deponent Counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by casting severall Milld shillings at the sign of the Dover Castle in the ꝑparish of St. Mary Magdalens Bermondsey in the Burrough of Southwark

That in severall months the latter end of last summer and the beginning of last Winter one IJohn Dovey of Wittey aforesaid Miller did buy of this Informt.Informant and IJohn Harvey aforesaid severall quantities of Counterfeit Money and gave after the rate of 120s. of good money for 28s of bad

That for severall months the last Spring and the beginning of Summer was 12 months one Ioseph Iefferies of Bridge North in the County of Salip Clothworker did buy of this Informt.Informant and the said IJohn Harvey severall sums of Counterfeit money and had after the rate of 28s. of Counterfeit money for 20s of good

That severall tymes last Winter one Ioseph Hampton of yethe sdsaid Dudley Blacksmith and the said IJohn Harvey did counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping severall shillings and six pences at Wittey aforesdaforesaid

That several times last summer one William Tilly did did in the presence of this Deponent at Shrewsbery feague over Counterfeit shillings and sixpences made of Copper and paid severall of the same (so feagued) away for good

This Informt.Informant further saith that abot.about 2 yeares ago one William Vnderwood late of the ꝑparish of White Chappell did offer to sell to this Informt.Informant 30 Counterfeit Milld shillings for a GineaGuinea in yethe ꝑparish of White chappell aforesdaforesaid

the mark of William Harvey

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