Joseph Hampton: The Information of Joseph Hampton of Dudley in the county of Worcester Smith 30 July 1698 Isaac Newton c. 280 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 30 July 1698, c. 280 words. MINT 15/17/47, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/47 Joseph HamptonSmithMaconEdward JonesShopkeeperWilliam JonesThomas DrewNailerJoseph PearceIronmonger 30 July 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 Ioseph Hampton of Dudley in the County of Worcester Smith 30 Iuly 1698

Who saith ytthat in May last this Informt.Informant saw on Mr. Macon who lives near Lemster in the County of Hereford counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping abot.about five Counterfeit shillings at one Mr. Edward Iones's shop in Burrison in the County of Salop

That severall times in Aprill and May last the said Edwd Iones did in the presence of this Depont.Deponent counterfeit yethe Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping of Counterfeit shillshillings and six pences in his own shop at Burrison aforesdsaid.

That severall times in April and May last one William Iones Iones brother to the said Edward Iones did make in yethe presence of this Informt.Informant counterfeit the Currt.Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping of counterfeit shillings and six pences at the shop of his brother Edward Iones aforesdsaid.

That in December last one Thomas Drew of Cradley in the County of Salop Naylor did in the presence of this Depont.Deponent in the ꝑparish of Dudley aforesd.said pay away false money and counterfeit money for good and did then declare to this Informt.Informant ytthat he made it himself and would have had this Informt.Informant to have gone with him into Wales to have made false money with him

That in April and May last one Ioseph Pearce of Ludlow in Shropshire Ironmonger bought severall summs of Counterfeit money of this Informt.Informant and the said Edwd. Iones and had after the rate of 30s. of Counterfeit money for 20s of good money

the mark of Ioseph Hampton

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