The Deposiction of Grace Hemmings of Vine stsstreet by Hatton Gardens 13th. day of October 169898

She saith yt.that Percivall Bignall of Castle street in Southkthwark and his wife and IJohn Owen now or late of Salisbury Court in White fryers and Ann Smith the wife of IJohn Smith lately convicted for coyning did about 2 years and a half ago work with the said IJohn Smith in counterfeiting yethe Currt.Current Coyn of this Kingdom hammerded money at the house of yethe said IJohn Smith in the Old Change And that Robert Francklin alsalias Franckland and his wife Iane and Ann Smith the wife of the said IJohn Smith did work togeather with the said IJohn Smith in counterfeiting the New Milld Coyn of this Realm abot.about 3 quarters of a year ago at the common house of the said IJohn Smith and Robt. Franchland in Verginia street in Ratcliffe highway and that Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis has seen them work togeather and lent them an Edger and Mrs. the sister of the said Mrs. Lewis lent ym.them another Edger and the wife of Robt. Franckland used to bring the said Edgers from the said Mrs. Lewis and her sister and carry them back againe after Smith and his Partners had done working and that mrs Lewis and her sister used to put off their money and wn.when they workt in the Old Change Mr. Biganll and his wife used to put off their money and wn. they workt in the Old Change She saith also that the said Smith and his wife did abot.about $\frac{1}{2}$ a year ago make Counterfeit GineasGuineas in Essex Court in White Fryers for one Keys alsalias Case and his wife and she hath heard the said IJohn Smith say yt.that Percivall Bignall's wife had of him new counterfeit Milld money while he the said Smith lived in Essex Coaurt above menctioned and yt.that abot.about 3 or 4 monthes ago the said IJohn Smith and Sarah Cletor and Elizabeth DeeareDeare sister of yethe said Sarah Cletor and also at the house of the sdsaid Eliz Deare and that the said IJohn Smith was then averse from working and talk of leaving it off but was solicited by the said Sarah Cletor to teach her and her sister Eliz Dear aforesdresaid and that what money they made was disposed off by Sarah Cletor partly to Hans her brother's wife and partly to others and ytthat she hath heard the said IJohn Smith say that he hath workt in coyning at the house of the said Hans The Depont.Deponent saith also yt.that she heard IJohn Smith say that he and his wife Owen workt togeather in Baldwins Gardens in a house which Lewis took there for him and to wch.which he removded from Essex Court a litle before he went to Sarah Cletors and that Mrs. Lewis aforesaid had the money which they made there But Depont.Deponent did not see ymthem Work togeather there She also saith yt.that Iolm Owen's wife hath seen ymthem work togeather at the Old Change but used not to work with them