The Informaction of William Trowman alsalias Truman of Dudley ꝑparish in WorcestrshWorcestershire Nailor 15 aprill 1699

He saith that abot.about IJanuary or Febry was 4 years he saw Ch: Holland of ashby de le zouch in Leicestershire a seller of Earthen Ware and George Holland yethe father of yethe sdsaid Charles + of the same Trade + ꝑparish & Elizabeth Pollard of yethe same ꝑparish yethe wife of Pollard a Sellr.Seller of Earthen Ware coyn five Crown pieces in imitaction of the currt.current milldmilled money of this Kingdom by casting ym.them in Flasks at the house of IJohn Cantrell a Farmer in Hartshorn ꝑparish in Derbyshshire in which house the InformtInformant then lived having rented it of the said IJohn Cantrell but the lettrs.letters Decus et Tutamen they did not set on yethe edges having not an Edger to do it with—. and that IJohn Bale who was convicted at Stafford the last assizes for coyning and Anthony Bale Nailor of no certain Habitaction the brother of the said IJohn Bale, Mary Bale yethe wife of the said IJohn Bale made abot.about 13s. in shillings and sixpences after yethe similitude of the Current mill'd Coyn of this Realme and edged them with an Edger wch.which had a handle to turn abot.about and this was done at the house of yethe sdsaid Ino Bale in amblecutt in the ꝑparish of Kings Swinford in Staffordshire abot.about yethe time of Hay Harvest last was 2 yeares—. And that Eliz. Pollard can make a large Discovery—. And that Richd Natehill of the ꝑparish of Dudley in the presence of this Depont.Deponent make severall counterfeit shillsllings (old money) by stamping abot.about 8 years since—. That Wm. Round of yethe said ꝑparish of Dudley Nailor did in the presence of this Depont.Deponent abot.about 7 or 8 yeares since make severall counterfeit shillings (old money) in yethe said ꝑparish of Dudley – and that IJohn Bromhall of Worley Banck bought counterfeit money of the said Will Round and gave him after the rate of abot.about 9d a piece for Counterfeit shills.shillings—. And that Richard Wootton of the said Worley Banck in the Country of Stafford Butcher did in the like manner buy counterfeit money of the said Willm Round abot.about 8 or 9 yeares ago—. That Thomas Allen of the ꝑparish of Old Swinford in the County of Worcest Syth Smith did abot.about 9 years ago clipp the Current Coyn of the Realme in the ꝑparish of Rowley in Staffordsh. and carrydcarryed the Clippings to one IJohn Willits of the said ꝑparish Smith and that the sdsaid allen and Willets did make the same into counterfeit money at Willet's shop—. That one Steph Tither of Bewdley in the said County of Worcester Butcher did abot.about 11 years since bring abot.about 6 or 7 ounces of Clippings of the CurrtCurrent Coyn of this Realme said he clipt ymthem himself would have this InformtInformant to have bought them of him or to have made them into counterfeit money but this Depont.Deponent refusing so to do the said Tither did declare that he would carry ytthat same to one Charles Dyke of Kings Swinford ꝑparish in yethe County of Stafford Nailor and this DepontDeponent doth believe ytthat he did so

Will Troman