John Ellis: The Examination of John Ellis of Clarkenwell parish Taylor 8 March 1698/9 Isaac Newton c. 500 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 8 Mar 1698/9, c. 500 words. MINT 15/17/161, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/161 John EllisTaylorCornelius DyerRichard LawesPedlarMargaret BattertonSmithBodenham RewseRobert Saker 8 Mar 1698/9 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 Examinaction of Ino Ellis of Clarkenwell ꝑparish Taylor 8th. day of March 989

He saith that he hath known Cornelius Dyer abot.about 4 or 5 yeares and ytthat since the sdsaid Dyer came of the Gatehouse which was abot.about a quarter of a year ago he this Examt.Examinant hath lent the sdsaid Dyer several ꝑparcells of money and Comodities ammounting in the whole to abotabout 3ll. 10s. and that in part of payment he hath recedreceived back from the said Dyer two ꝑparcells of countrerfeit money amounting in Tale to abot.about 3ll. 10s but he recedreceived it after the rate of 20s for 10s of good money So that in value to abot.about 35s. or one half of the Debt And that abot.about 3 weeks ago Richard Lawes a Travailing Pedlar had 30s of this Counterfeit money for 15s of good and that a Cooper in Newport Market a black young man desired 20s of the same money for 13s of good money And that Margaret Batterton, and Mrs. Smith had one parcell of this same bad on saturday last and another parcell on Munday last ammounting in all to `abot.about 12 or 13s. more and that yestrerday the Examt.Examinant was apprehended and 30s of the same bad money taken upon him by Mr. Rewse & Mr. Saker + a ConbleConstable and that Dyer and the Cooper abovesdsaid and this Examt.Examinant abot.about a month or 5 weeks ago being togeather at an Ale house in Newport Market the said Dyer said that he wanted money to go on and another time the ExamtExaminant told the said Cooper that Dyer said that an Edger would cost 50s. The Depont.Deponent saith further that abot.about a month ago he did see the said Cornelius Dyer in a room up two pair of staires in a litle house near the King's head in Rosemary Lane put a reddish sort of fine earth or Mould into a pair of Iron Flasks and press it hard and wnwhen he opend.ed the Flasks the ExamtExaminant saw in one of them several pieces of money shillsllings and Sixpences and a branch in the Midle running to each of them for the said Dyer after he had Prest the Flasks put them into a wooden skrew and screwed them togeather and then poured melted Metall into the Flasks and then opened them and yn.then took out the said branch and money And the DepontDeponent saith further that abot.about a week after he saw the sdsaid Dyer at the same place rub over a ꝑparcell of counterfeit money with feague and then boyle it and put it into water The sdsaid Examt.Examinant saith further that the sdsaid Dyer wn.when he was either casting or feaguing counterfeit money as abovesaid that if he should be taken he was a dead man and therefore he would not stay long in England but go into his own Countrey which was Ireland IJohn Ellis Capt die et anno preedict Coram Is Newton