John Ellis: The Examination of John Ellis of Clarkenwell parish Taylor 8 March 1698/9

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The Examinacon of In^o Ellis of Clarkenwell ꝑish Taylor 8^th. day of March 9$\frac{8}{9}$

He saith that he hath known Cornelius Dyer abo^t. 4 or 5 yeares and y^t since the sd Dyer came of the Gatehouse which was abo^t. a quarter of a year ago he this Exam^t. hath lent the sd Dyer several ꝑcells of money and Comodities ammounting in the whole to abo^t 3^ll. 10^s. and that in part of payment he hath reced back from the said Dyer two ꝑcells of count^rfeit money amounting in Tale to abo^t. 3^ll. 10^s but he reced <79v> it after the rate of 20^s for 10^s of good money So that in value to abo^t. 35^s. or one half of the Debt And that abo^t. 3 weeks ago Richard Lawes a Travailing Pedlar had 30^s of this Counterfeit money for 15^s of good and that           a Cooper in Newport Market a black young man desired 20^s of the same money for 13^s of good money And that Margaret Batterton, and M^rs. Smith had one parcell of this same bad on saturday last and another parcell on Munday last ammounting in all to `abo^t. 12 or 13^s. more and that yest^rday the Exam^t. was apprehended and 30^s of the same bad money taken upon him by M^r. Rewse & M^r. Saker + a Conble and that Dyer and the Cooper abovesd and this Exam^t. abo^t. a month or 5 weeks ago being togeather at an Ale house in Newport Market the said Dyer said that he wanted money to go on and another time the Exam^t told the said Cooper that Dyer said that an Edger would cost 50^s. The Depon^t. saith further that abo^t. a month ago he did see the said Cornelius Dyer in a room up two pair of staires in a litle house near the King's head in Rosemary Lane put a reddish sort of fine earth or Mould into a pair of Iron Flasks and press it hard and wⁿ he open^d. the Flasks the Exam^t saw in one of them several pieces of money shill^s and Sixpences and a branch in the Midle running to each of them for the said Dyer after he had Prest the Flasks put them into a wooden skrew and screwed them togeather and then poured melted Metall into the Flasks and then opened them and yⁿ. took out the said branch and money And the Depon^t saith further that abo^t. a week after he saw the sd Dyer at the same place rub over a ꝑcell of counterfeit money with feague and then boyle it and put it into water The s^d Exam^t. saith further that the sd Dyer wⁿ. he was either casting or feaguing counterfeit money as abovesaid that if he should be taken he was a dead man and therefore he would not stay long in England but go into his own Countrey which was Ireland

Iohn Ellis

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