John Fenton Kistell: The Information of John Fenton Kistell of the parish of St Margarets Westminster Coffeeman 5 January 1699 Isaac Newton c. 168 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 Jan 1699, c. 168 words. MINT 15/17/246, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/246 John Fenton [Kiston]CoffeemanSamuel TibbsThomas HiggsCecilia Labree [Bayley, Jackson, Nokes] 5 Jan 1699 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 IJohn Fenton Kistell of the ꝑparish of St. Margarets Westmrinster Coffeeman 5 IJanuary 1699

Who saith that within these 10 dayes last past he hath bought sevllerall counterfeit half Crownes and shills.shillings at an under rate of one Samll Tibbs who was latly tryed for counterfeiting of the currtcurrent Coyn of this Realm and the said Tibbs told this Informt.Informant that the said counterfeit money were made by a man and his wife who were his ꝑparticular friends and had entrusted him to put of the same and the said Tibbs hath promissed to let this InformtInformant have more counterfeit money from time to time as he hath occasion for it to put it of and this InformtInformant doth vehemently suspect that Thomas Higgs Cecilia Labree alsalias IJackson and a woman who has a flatt nose and was not long ago under sentence of death in Newgate did make the counterfeit money aforesdsaid

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