John Wood: The Information of John Wood of Whitechapel Street in the parish of Whitechapel in the county of Middlesex 17 February 1698/9

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/182, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Informacon of Iohn Wood of White Chappell street in y^e parrish of White Chappell in the County of Middx 17^th. Feb^ry 169 $\frac{8}{9}$

Who saith That one Mathew Iohnson + M^r Furness of the Mint did sev^rll times abo^t. 3 yeares ago counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by counter\feit/ milld shillings severall times at one M^r. Gre{illeg}|e|ns in the Mint in Southwark aforesd and likewise in Gravell Lane in Southwark and mrs Iohnson wife of the sd Mathew Iohnson + M^rs. Furness wife of the said Iohn Furness used to file + edge y^e sd Counterfeit money aft^r their husbands had cast it as aforesaid

the mark of
Iohn Wood

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^[2] Iurat die et anno preedict coram
Is Newton

Professor Rob Iliffe
Director, AHRC Newton Papers Project

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