William Butler: The Information of William Butler of Rupert Street in the parish of St James Westminster 15 August 1698

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/51, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Informacon of William Butler of Rupert street in the parrish of S^t. Iames Westm^r. Gen 15 Aug^t. 1698

Who saith y^t. on the 13^th. of this instant Aug^t. Iames Iones at y^e Starr Alehouse in Kings head Court Covent Garden and Pearce Butler who is a lodger with the said Iones came to the Temple to this Deponent and gave to him one false half Crown, one false shill. and a bad six pence telling this Depon^t. that they were very good work the best that were to be had and would go off very well and the said Iones and Butler further told this Inform^t that the {lay} of the false pistolls was so {noised} that it was noe <22v> more dealing with them but at the same time gave to this Depon^t a false Ginea {sic} and said it was the best work that was to be got in England after a small time this Depon^t. having notice that some trouble would acrue to him abo^t. his bayling the s^d Pearce Butler the other ꝑson that stood in a Recognizance with this Depon^t. before M^r. Iustice Tarton having given in a wrong name this Depon^t. did then tell me the said Peirce Butler y^t. he would stand bayle no longer for him up whereupon the said Iones and Peirce Butler run out of the Sun and Popes head Tavern in Chancery Lane where they then were and being pursued by this Depon^t. Peirce Butler was seized by this Depon^t. and left in the custody of one M^r. Webb a Bayliffe till the said Depon^t went to Iones's house to search for false money and Coyning Tooles and when this Depon^t. enter^d the said house meeting with the said Iones he was assaulted by Iones and his wife and severall persons unknown to this Deponent more then by sight and this Depon^t. was knocked down by the said persons and held down by them by one of their feet and knee upon his Breast and Throat till they had searched or robb^d. the Depon^t of 5^ll 18^s of lawfull money togeather with some half pence or farthings and the false money and Ginea {sic} above menconed which done they turned the Depon^t out of Iones's house and shut y^e Door upon him

Willm Butler

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^[2] Memord this Informacon was never sworn to