Ann Tomkins: The Informations of Ann Tomkins wife of Samuel Tomkins Salathiel Lovell c. 241 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 3 Dec 1698, c. 241 words. MINT 15/17/175, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/175 Ann TomkinsSamuel TomkinsElizabeth PierceGoldsmithThomas LeeSilversmithWestButcher's apprentice 3 Dec 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 ann Tomkins wife of Samuell Tomkins

Who saith that she hapened to be a servt.servant to one Eliz Peirce abot.about Febry 1696 who then lived in a house near West Smithfield Barrs London in which house there then also lived one Thomas Lee a Silver smith who then and there togeather wth.with the said Eliz Peirce did Coyn sixpences shillings and half Crownes to the value of Three hundred poundes in old money and this Informt.Informant sayth that she did see the said Elizabeth Peirce and Thomas Lee actually stamp the half crowns and cast the shillings and sixpences in Flaskes and that they told this Informt.Informant afterwards that they had dispensed of the greatest part of the said three hundred pounds in the Exchecquer at Westmr.inster which they paid in there in baggs sealed up and that they had a Friend belonging to the Exchecquer that recedreceived the same without opening the same baggs or looking whether it was good or bad money but what theretheir said Friend's name was this InformtInformant doth not know

Ann Thomkins

Capt et Iurat 3° die Decembris 1698 cor me S Lovell Recordrer

Note that Mrs Peirce is a Goldsmith and keeps a shop next Charterhouse Lane and by porters block near West Smithfield and Lee lives with her under colour of her appticpprentice

West a Butchers apticeapprentice in the same house has heard Lee confess something of coyning