John Snow: The Information of John Snow 10 November 1702 Isaac Newton c. 134 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 2 Nov 1702, c. 134 words. MINT 15/17/437, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/437 John SnowMary CornwallWilliam ProudmanEdward Hayes 2 Nov 1702 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

Middx Ss The InformaionInformation of John Snow of yethe Pillace yard Westmer taken upon oath this 10th day of Nov:er 1702

Who saith that he has been acquainted with one Mary Cornwall for some years last past and has heard her severall times declare that William Proudman and Edward Hayes are coyners and do countenrancefeit the currant coyn of this kingdome at a house they have lately bought at a place called Avery Bower, near Rumford in Essex, and this informant further saith that by his own observation that he has since made of yethe aforesaid Proudman, he doth verily beleive him with other to be ill men and that they now do practise yethe trade counterfeiting yethe currant coyn of this kingdom John Snow jurat coram me die et anno pradict: J: Stanley