Grace Hemmings: The Deposition of Grace Hemmings of Vine Street by Hatton Gardens 13 October 1698

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The Deposicon of Grace Hemmings of Vine sts by Hatton Gardens 13^th. day of October 1698

She saith y^t. Percivall Bignall of Castle street in Southk and his wife and Iohn Owen now or late of Salisbury Court in White fryers and Ann Smith the wife of Iohn Smith lately convicted for coyning did about 2 years and a half ago work with the said Iohn Smith in counterfeiting y^e Curr^t. Coyn of this Kingdom hammer^d money at the house of y^e said Iohn Smith in the Old Change And that Robert Francklin als Franckland and his wife Iane and Ann Smith the wife of the said Iohn Smith did work togeather with the said Iohn Smith in counterfeiting the New Milld Coyn of this Realm abo^t. 3 quarters of a year ago at the common house of the said Iohn Smith and Rob^t. Franchland in Verginia street in Ratcliffe highway and that M^rs. Elizabeth Lewis has seen them work togeather and lent them an Edger and M^rs.          the sister of the said M^rs. Lewis lent y^m. another Edger and the wife of Rob^t. Franckland used to bring the said Edgers from the said M^rs. Lewis and her sister and carry them back againe after Smith and his Partners had done working and that mrs Lewis and her sister used to put off their money and wⁿ. they workt in the Old Change M^r. Biganll and his wife used to put off their money and wⁿ. they workt in the Old Change She saith also that the said Smith and his wife did abo^t. $\frac{1}{2}$ a year ago make Counterfeit Gineas {sic} in Essex Court in White Fryers for one Keys als Case and his wife and she hath heard the said Iohn Smith say y^t. Percivall Bignall's wife had of him new counterfeit Milld money while he the said Smith lived in Essex Co{a}|u|rt above menconed and y^t. abo^t. 3 or 4 monthes ago the said Iohn Smith and Sarah Cletor and Elizabeth Deeare {sic} sister of y^e said Sarah Cletor and also at the house of the sd Eliz Deare and that the said Iohn Smith was then averse from working and talk of leaving it off but was solicited by the said Sarah Cletor to teach her and her sister Eliz Dear aforesd and that what money they made was disposed off by Sarah Cletor <47v> partly to       Hans her brother's wife and partly to others and y^t she hath heard the said Iohn Smith say that he hath workt in coyning at the house of the said       Hans The Depon^t. saith also y^t. she heard Iohn Smith say that he and his wife Owen workt togeather in Baldwins Gardens in a house which Lewis took there for him and to w^ch. he remov^d from Essex Court a litle before he went to Sarah Cletors and that M^rs. Lewis aforesaid had the money which they made there But Depon^t. did not see y^m Work togeather there She also saith y^t. Iolm Owen's wife hath seen ym work togeather at the Old Change but used not to work with them

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Memrand Rob^t. Franklin lives or latly did libe in Barbican Square between Barbican and old str at a Schoolmaster's but uses upon Tower hill Ann Smith the Fryday before Iohn Smith was took removed into White Fryars by the lower end of Water Lane Iohn Owen lived latly in Salisbury Court and since in Water Lane Elizabeth Deare lives or lately did live in Feather's Court in Holborn