Cecilia Labree: The Information of Cecilia Labree 6 February 1698/9 Isaac Newton c. 358 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 6 Feb 1698/9, c. 358 words. MINT 15/17/143, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/143 Cecilia Labree [Bayley, Jackson, Nokes]John Fenton [Kiston]Coffeehouse keeperWilliam ChalonerBellamyVictuallerClarkInnkeeperCaryWeigher in the ExchequerSaunders 6 Feb 1698/9 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Will Scott began tagged transcription Will Scott finished transcription Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott Metadata updated by Yvonne Martin-Portugues.
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The Informacontion of Cecilia Labree 6th. Feby 16989

She saith that in last may was 12 month IJohn SKiston who keeps the Coffee house at the stair head in giving into the Court of requests came to her then being in Newgate under sentence of Condemnaction and prompted her to save her self by confession and for making her confession more effectuall told her that William Chaloner and Bellamy who kept a victualling house near Westmr.Westminster Hall had then a Coyning Press at Chiswick and that chaloner and Bellamy were then concerned to togeather in making GineasGuineas there and had meetings at the Flask Tavern by charing cross kept by one Clark And wn.when the Informt.Informant told the said Kistell that she could not discover this without discovering him that he answered that ynthen he would bring in Cary a weigher in the Excheqr.Exchequer for putting into the Exchequer counterfeit money which the said Giston had of the Informt.Informant after the rate of 30s. for 20s. and told the Examt.Examinant that he gave Cary 2s. ꝑper pound for putting it into the Excheqr.Exchequer and that the said Gifton desired the Informt.Informant not to discover the setting up of her Press in his house for coyning of GineasGuineas and that she finished severall ꝑparcells of Counterfeit money in the Garrett of the said Gifton abot.about 2 yeares and a halfe ago and the said Gifton sometimes helpt her to finish it there abot.about the same time or soon after the Informt.Informant sett up her said Press for coyning of GineasGuineas in the house of the said Gifton and that in trying to make some impressions it broke and was thence carryed to the DepontsDeponents house at Mortelock up the River thence to Laloos where it was mended and from thence to the house of Saunders at Peterson and from thence to the InformtsInformants house in Westmr.Westminster where it as taken upon the InformtInformant and that the sdsaid Giston told her that there was a Mill in Southwark + confessed that he had been concerned in it but where the said Mill was the sdsaid Gifton would not discover