Thomas Carter: Information of Thomas Carter 12 October 1698

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Informaion of Thomas Carter taken the 12^th. Octo. 98

This Inform^t. sayth y^t Chaloner hath proposed severall things to him as coyning with him and counterfeiting mault Tickets. Abo^t. 4 months Chaloner undertook to make a Plate if he this Inform^t. would bring him a Mault Ticket

This Inform^t. acquainted Davis therewith who supplyed him with a Mault Ticket by which Chaloner workt the Plate in his own Lodging in wildstreet this Inform^t. saw him at work upon the sd Plate he was a fortnight doing it

The sd Plate has been finisht these 3 months

The paper was provided by <35v> The said Chaloner and this Inform^t. printed off abo^t. Sixscore Tickets from the said plate they were printed at twice

The Receiv^rs. name at the bottom was writt by this Inform^t at Davis's Lodging some were writt by the help of a light put under a Glass the printed paper lying under the Glass which was a{s} Chaloner taught him

Chaloner had abo^t. 10 of these Tickets and this Inform^t gave Davis the rest except 25 which he took from him at severall tymes of the said 25 Tickets 12 were given to Marg^t. Catchmead who promissed to seal them up and borrow some money upon them

The other 13 this Inform^t. gave to M^r. Edwards whom he grew acquainted with in the Fleet where they were prisoners together

The said Edwards did often come to this Inform^t. + presst him to be concerned with him in any thing he would undertake and complaining that he wanted money this Inform^t let him have at first 6 Tickets which was abot {sic} 6 weeks ago or more, and Edwards told this Inform^t. y^t he was in company w^th. S^r. Thomas Litleton when the said S^r. Thomas reported that the Secretary had owned y^t one Davis came to him frequently and told him all that past and y^t. Mault Tickets were counterfeited and the said Davy had promist to bring him the Plate and he was sure it was meant of David Davis and he caution^d this Inform^t. to be aware of him

This Inform^t. acquainted Davis therewith who bid him be at ease as to him for he should Come to no harm for any thing he should tell him

A little after y^t. Edwards had 7 Tickets more of this Inform^t. which he likewise told him he had pawn^d & he presst that he might have all the rest

This Inform^t re{v}d 1^l from Edwards abo^t. a month ago on aco^t. of the Tickets + that was all he had from him except five yards of Black Cloth

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This Inform^t saith y^t the plate lay abo^t. a fortnight in an unfinishe{d} house near Red Lyon fields. This Inform^t. and Davis put it there soon aft^r. it was done but Chaloner making great stirr to have it againe this Inform^t. delivered it to him and he hath had it over twice

This Inform^t. hath been pressing Chaloner this month to have the Plate againe or at lest {sic} y^t it might be {illeg} this Inform^t apprehending that Chaloner would print off Tickets sell them and be gone and leave this Inform^t. to suffer for w^t. he did

Chaloner promist this Inform^t. he should have it but put him off from time to time with a story y^t he had given the plate to a woman to keep who was gone into the country and y^t he had writt to her to know where she laid it and her answer was expected of Friday last the woman he named was Sampson Midwife in Clare market

This plate was only made for a Tryall to see whether they could do it to any likenes but the Design was to make a plate for a whole Sheet which was proposed by Davis & this Inform^t aquainted with it who would have done it if they had brought him a sheet

Tho Carter