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The Depon ttt.
lived in Clements Churchyard in the Strand with one
Simms's wife of Gravell Lane of Southwark coyn new money
in his Lodging which he cast in a flask it being a tryall for e
said White did promisse to employ this t.
for him but this t
the interest of the t.
yet made the said White decline t
The t.t.
Midsomer in the year 1697 in Woodstreet he this t.
mett with one Capt. Bedford who was an old acquaintance
of this Deponents who told this t.
him at his house which was the sign of the Sunn in
Newington according to the said Bedford's desire this t
did go to the said Bedford's house the Sunday before midsom
97 where he found one
were coyning
Bedford new English shillings they both assisting one another
as occasion required Capt. Bedford told this ttht.
that he was engaged to another person and going for Ireland in
order thereunto the said Bedford desired this t
arivall in Ireland to send him word how he liked
Ireland and t.t.
and Capt. Bedford did both tell this t
encouragemttc
with one Thomas Atkinson who did promisse to lend
l. to put him in a way but upon the
Deponent's first comeing into Ireland he meeting
with one Mr Edward Loyd who informing this ttt
be acceptable and good service to the t.
such persons upon which this Deponent altered his mind & did
discover to the said mr Loyd that there were divers Notorious
Clippers and Coyners in Ireland who were fled out of
England from
on their illegall practises in that Kingdom this t
been very often in company with many of them did hear
say that Ireland was the fittest place in the world for
coyning the people being ignorant and all sorts of
money being current and every body using Charcoale
they might use that without being suspected The
Deponent making this discovery divers of them were
apprehended by mr Loyd and many fled by those t
apprehended being bayled fled
This t.t.
who kept the 3 Tunns in Aldermanbury and one who was
called Nurse Price who t.
Brandy Shop in Long Lane both clipp and coyn old money
at his house in Aldermanbury and that t.
he did see the said Price and Collins at his house coyn new
money which they stamped with Dyes having a Mill at
the same tyme Collins swore God Damne him di
think to make any money that he could not countr
The t.tt
he receiving 5 ll of very broad money he shewing it to
one William Peniston a Silver smith in Foster Lane
he
this t.
imediatly clipp and gave this Deponent half value of the
Clippings in money likewise this t.
Peniston with sev ll
Collins's house up two pair of staires in Aldermanbury
And t.t. Wells being under
for clipping and execteected
he gave this t. l on one Mr Treavers a
Clothworker in Moorefields which money was to bear his
charges in Prison and to defray the charges of his
buriall as may appear by a Note under the hand
of the
said bill who told the Deponent he could not pay it presently
but if he could call in as time he should then have it
upon this the tt
he might as well pay it now upon which the
the t.t
hearing a Noise stept up staires and found him clipping of money
and his wife fileing it and to make a Dispatch this t
rubd
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