Middx Westmr } Ss The InformaionInformation of James Mace taken upon Oath this 20.th day of March 170$\frac{0}{1}$.

Who saith that betwixt 9. and 10. months last past he he hath been acquainted with Philip Massey alsalias Roza, & the SdSaid acquantanceship came by reason the SdSaid Roza made & prepared coulours, as Spanish Red, and White. And ytthat about 3. months agoe he this Examinant became very familiar with yethe said Massey alsalias Roza upon which he told this Informant, ytthat he could teach him to make Mettals of yethe weight and colour of Gold, and ytthat he did learn yethe said Art of a Cosen of his who was a Neopolitan & lived at Paris, & ytthat he had Seene his said Cosen make Several Lewis D'ores of that Metall. But this Examinant doubting yethe ꝑformanceperformance thereof, and only a trick to get money from this Informant for yethe Secrett. he the SdSaid Roza told this Informant that to convince him he would do it, and afterwards would shew it to this Examinant And sometime afterward he this Informant goeing through S.t Andrew-street saw M.rs La Touch Standing at a door, who called unto this Informant, and told him that Mr Massey alsalias Roza lodged there, whereupon he this InformtInformant went into the said house where he saw the aforesdaforesaid Roza, and after some discourse he did shew unto this InformtInformant a peice of yethe aforesdaforesaid Metall, wchwhich this Informant told him was nothing but blanchet Copper. And at yethe same time one Jacob Lyannes (whome he had not Seen before) and now shewn unto him). and the SdSaid Mrs La Touch now a prisner in Newgait were then Present, and yethe yethe aforesdaforesaid Mrs Latouch did paize the SdSaid Metall in her hand and com̄ended it to be like Gold, and yethe SdSaid Massey and La Touch used Severall ArgumtsArguments to ꝑsuadepersuade this InformtInformant ytthat it would pass for Gold. But this Examinant not being satisfied herewith, the SdSaid Massey alsalias Roza, & yethe aforesdaforesaid Mrs La Touch did promiss to make and prepare another percell of yethe same sort of Metall and to show it unto this InformtInformant in 8. or 10. days time And he this InformtInformant returning wthwithin that Space to the house of the SdSaid Massey, he the SdSaid Massey alsalias Roza togeather with Mrs La Touch and the aforesdaforesaid Jacob Lyanns (being all present) did show to this InformtInformant another peice of Metall more like yethe Colour of Gold than yethe former, and ynthen yethe SdSaid Roza further said he could make the said Mettall answer what weight and Colour he pleased, & this InformtInformant further saith that they being in the Kitching together below staires yethe same day, and did there see the aforesdaforesaid Massey alsalias Roza cast a Spanish Pistole in yethe presence of this Informant, and that Mrs La Touch & Jacob Lyannes did assist by blowing yethe fire wchwhich was all that this Examinant Saw at that house. And this And this Informant further upon his Oath saith ytthat about 8. or 10. dayes after wards, the said Roza did remove into another house in George Alley in yethe Strand, togeather wthwith yethe aforesdaforesaid Mrs Latouch & yethe SdSaid Jacob Lyannes. And saith ytthat the SdSaid Roza did shew him this Examinant a Furnace in the Garrot of yethe SdSaid house & ytthat he this Informant did contribute towards yethe change of Bellows, Flasks, & Mettall, to carry on yethe practice of counterfeiting the currant coyn of this Kingdom, and that Mrs LaTouch did pay another moity of the SdSaid Change. And saith ytthat after they had thus furnished them selves with Tools & Materialls, ytthat the aforesdaforesaid Roza, did then make 5. or 6. counterfeit Spanish Pistoles of the prepar'd mettall as aforesdaforesaid by casting them in Spand and Flasks, and that at yethe same time Jacob Lyannes was present, and Mrs LaTouch came im̄mediately afterwards up Staires, & they were shewn unto her. And this Informant further Saith that at another time he did se the said Roza cast 5. or 6. counterfeit Silver pistoles. And further doth say ytthat some time afterwards the SdSaid Roza did ꝑposepropose to this InformtInformant to make some counterfeit Louis D'ors and accordingly he did cast 2. Then yethe SdSaid Roza ꝑposedproposed to this InformtInformant that by yethe same way and Method they might make English counterfeit Money and accordingly, the SdSaid Roza did cast about 20. or 25. Shillings and Sixpences resembling the Currant Coyn of this Kingdome and yethe SdSaid Lyannes did blow yethe fire, and when these peices were cast the aforesdaforesaid Mrs La Touch came into yethe aforesdaforesaid Garrot And the next day afterwards he this InformtInformant returning to yethe house of the said Massey alsalias Roza, the SdSaid Roza & Mrs LaTouch did tell this Examinant, ytthat they had passed or Pdpried away, each of them 2. of the Counterfeit ShillsShillings made as aforesaid, and that yethe aforesdaforesaid Jacob Lyannes did also say, that he went to put one off but that the ꝑsonperson he offered it unto, did break it beyween their Teeth. And this Informant further saith that the Counterfeit English Shillings & Sixpences, togeather with the counterfeit Spanish and French pistoles, wthwith yethe other Tooles and Utensels for the use of Coyning, and wchwhich were taken in the Lodgings of this SdSaid Informant were of the makeing and useing of the aforesdaforesaid Massey alsalias Roza, and were left in pledge to this Informant for about 3. Guineas ytthat yethe said Rosa did owe unto this Examinant. Mace Capt. & jurat anno et dide SuꝑdictSupradict coram me Jos: Bennett.