Thomas Cartmall: The Information of Thomas Cartmall 6 March 1701/2 Isaac Newton c. 469 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 6 Mar 1701/2, c. 469 words. MINT 15/17/422, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/422 Thomas CartmallLabourerThomas GottRichard RudderforthCarpenterJohn GibsonLabourerSusanna GottRobert WilsonVictuallerMarshallJoinerJohn TurnerMatthew Hansley 6 Mar 1701/2 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

Kingston sup: Hull} ss The InformaionInformation of Thomas Cartmall of Kingston upon Hull in yethe county of the Town of Kingston upon Hull Labourer now a prisoner in Hull Goal taken and sworn yethe sixth day of March 1701 before Simon Sisson Esqr.Esquire and Robert Carlile Esqr.Esquire Aldermen of yethe said town and two his MatiesMajesties Justices of yethe peace within yethe said town and County.

This Informant saith that he having been for some years past acquainted with one Thomas Gott of this Town of Kingston upon Hull Labourer this InformtInformant has seen him for this three years past at severall times Coine money and counterfeit thise currant coine of this Realm and hath seen yethe SdSaid Thomas Gott Coine sixpences shillings and half Crowns (butt he could not make yethe letters on yethe edge of yethe Rim) of bad and base Metall Block Tin, and Pewter melted and mixed together over a Torph fire and then burnt Alabaster in the fire & bruised it to powder and sifted it, and in a Mould cast yethe aforesaid money taking first yethe Impression of yethe peice he coyned on yethe SdSaid sifted Alebaster, And this Deponent saith that he has seen RichdRichard Rudderforth of Kingston upon Hull aforesaid house-Carpenter - - - coyn money and Counterfeit the coyn of this Realm of such like Mettall as it aforesdaforesaid about eight or nine pound at a time about a year ago and John Gibson of Skitby in yethe County of York Labourer do yethe like at yethe same time in in Rudderforths house and Susannah yethe wife of Thomas Gott aforesaid yethe like, and Robert Wilson of Kingston upon Hull victualler yethe like and counterfeited Dutch money of their base Mettall & in whose house yethe Gang used to meet in to coyn bad money and this Informant saith that one Marshall a Joyner called cock Marshall that lives in white-fryer gate maketh their moulds to cast yrtheir coyn in, and this Informant saith that he had seen John Turner & Matthew Hansley of Newland in the SdSaid county of York have yethe like instruments or Tools for coyning as he hath seen yethe former coine with and being in their company in an Alehouse in Newland they pull.d yethe said tools out of their severall pocketts & owned to this Informant they coined with them and then shewed this InformtInformant three baggs of counterfeit mony which they said they had coyned and would carry with them to stackshaw bank fair in yethe north, and buy beasts and Sheep with, And this Informant saith that the said Turner and Hansley told him one Naylor of Newland aforesaid also counterfeited the coyne of this Realm his ⊥mark Thomas Cartmall Taken & sworn yethe day and year above before{Simon Sisson Robert Carlill