Henry Horsfaile: The further Information of Henry Horsfaile 26 August 1703 Isaac Newton c. 306 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 26 Aug 1703, c. 306 words. MINT 15/17/473, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/473 Henry HorsfaileChemistEdmund TownsonAttorney At LawLeonard TownsonThomas Backhouse 26 Aug 1703 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

Lancaster Ss The further InformaionInformation of Henry Horsfaile Chymist of Lancaster taken on Oath this 26. day of August 1703

Who saith that ab.tabout 5. years agoe Leonard Townson of Hornby in the SdSaid County Gent came to this Inform:tInformant to Lancaster for some Stamp paꝑpaper but this Inform:tInformant haveing none then ready stampt, he yethe SdSaid Townson and this Depon.tDeponent went into an upper room in the house of Edmo Townson of this town of Lancaster Attorney at Law, Bro.erBrother to yethe SdSaid Leonard; and there the SdSaid Leonard Townson did actually press or stamp severall Sheets of paper with a counterfeit stampt in the similitude of a Sixpenny stamp and as the SdSaid Townson stamp the paꝑpaper he this Depon.tDeponent marked the same Sheets with the black mark, and after that the SdSaid Leonard took a way with him near the Quantity of a Quire soe stampt or mark't pay this Depon.tDeponent a very Small matter fro it. And further saith ytthat about 3. Years agoe, this Inform:tInformant did deliver unto the said Edmo Townson the Quantity of a Quire or more of the like Counterf.tCounterfeit paper, of double Sixpenny Stamps, the which he the SdSaid Ed,o Townsō knew to be Counterfeit Stampt paper, and for the same gave this Inform:tInformant very little or nothing. And further saith that he hath seen the SdSaid Edm.o Townson write upon the same counterfeit Stamp paper so had of this Depon.tDeponent as aforesdaforesaid. And further saith that he is positive that those writeings on counterfeit stamp paper (wchwhich this Depon.tDeponent hath this day seen, and picked out from amongst the paꝑpaper and Writeings of Thomas Backhouse, were not any of them recdreceived by the said Thomas Backhouse from this Inform:tInformant directly of Indirectly. Capt jurat an et die suꝑdict coram nobis Hen Horsfaile Cha: Rigby Tho: Sherston.