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The Informaītion of Edwd Smith of Islington in
the County of MiddxMiddlesex Gardiner 11 Ianry 169
He saith yt.that abot.about 9 or 10 weeks ago he went to mr Sadlers house at Strettam in the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshshire pretending to come to the said Sadler from Wm. Thornton and Henry Holder who had lodged at ytthat said Sadlers house for severall months and were gone from thence abot.about 3 or 4 dayes or a week before the Depont.Deponent came thither and that the said Sadler carryed the Depont.Deponent up one pair of Staires into Two Rooms on a floor and in one of the Roomes shewd.ed the Depont.Deponent a stove or Furnace and told the Depont.Deponent that there they melted their metall for making false money and that they made Spanish Pistolls by casting worth abot.about 12s. a piece that they made also GineasGuineas by casting and cast ym.them very fine and that they made shillsllings of a mixt metall worth almost 4s. an ozounce + run it into barrs and flatted ym.them in a Flatting Mill and ynthen cut ymthem into round pieces with a Tool they called a Pin and afterwards stampd with Dyes and a sledge Hammer and going down staires he fetched an Edger or Edging Tolle with which they edged their money + shewded the DepontDeponent how they edged by running a shilling through the Mill and pulling out of his pocket a ꝑparcell of abotabout 20 or 30s told yethe Depont.Deponent ytthat here Thornton + Holder above menitioned made ytthat money + ytthat Thornton was yethe Head workmen + ytthat Holder could also work well + was Confederate wthwith one House a Norwich Factor who had great quantitys of their counterfeit money to put off and wnwhen yethe sdsaid Sadler shewed yethe Depont.Deponent yethe sdsaid Edger + pin yethe Depont.Deponent asked yethe sdsaid Sadler how if any body should search his house + find those things + yethe sdsaid Sadler answrdered ytthat he defyed all yethe Sharpers in England to find ymthem there were hid so safe
the mark of Edd Smith
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