William Jenners: The Information of William Jenners of the parish of Halesowen with the county of Salop Naylor 25 April 1699

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/191, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Informacon of William Ienners of the ꝑish of Halesowen with the County of Salop Naylor taken this 25^th day of aprill 1699

Who saith That upon the 4^th. day f this Instant aprill he this Inform^t. searched the house of Humphrey Honesty at Halesown Naylor and then and there was found a pair of Flasks Bl{illeg}|a|ncht Copper spaud and other materialls commonly used for making of counterfeit money and upon the 7^th. dau of this instant month of Aprill this Inform^t was told by one Iohn Sparrow (who then lay under sentence of death for counterfeiting of the Current Coyn of this Realme that 2 persons had sworn ag^t. severall persons to a Iustice of the Peace in Stafford and that Sparrow did design to have the said persons taken up the next week following and the said Sparrow said that he would bring out the man that made the Ginea {sic} Stamps that the false Ginea {sic} was stampt with that was cut in m^r. Stowe's Lodging at Stafford the last assizes held there and that one Iohn Bate who likewise laid at the same time a Prisoner under sentence of death for counterfeiting of the Current Coyn of this Realm told this Inform^t. that Sparrow aforesaid had left out of his Informacon four considerable persons that he had not discover^d. but Bate said he would make Sparrow bring them out for that (as Bate said Sparrow told him his whole mind and y^t. Sparrow should conceal nothing that would serve the Governm^t. (or words to that effect and that the said Iohn Bate did further tell this Inform^t. that one Wilkinson had a pair of stamps for Mill'd money (as Bate was told of Harvey's making who was tryed for making false money the last assizes held at Shrewsbury and that m^r. Greenfield of the <93r> ꝑish of Derby in the County of Worcester had another pair of Stamps for milld money and was at work with them at y^t. time as Bate said he was told and likewise that Sparrow told him the said Bate (as he said to this Inform^t) that there was 10 Gineas {sic} t|g|iven to a Minister (who assisted and pray^d. with the Prisoners in Stafford Gaol) to go after the Iudge to Shrewsbury to procure or obtain a Reprieve for Sparrow as this Depon^t. did then understand by the said Bate and 10 Gineas {sic} to a Councell^r. at Law and 10 Gineas {sic} to the Keeper of the Gaol at Stafford to Sollicit likewise the Iudge for a Reprieve for Sparrow aforesaid and the said Iohn Bate further said that himself, his wife mr. Wilcox and Ioseph Hedger can testify ag^t. Iohn Harvey for making counterfeit mill'd money in Staffordsh and other neighbouring Countreys or words to that effect

And that he hath latly been told by severall persons y^t. Benjamin Parks of Rowley of the County of Stafford Henry Wakelam als Wakeaman, Coley and George Edge of the said parrish of Dudley are Counterfeit^rs. of the Current Coyn of this Realme, and y^t one William Harris (as he hath been told of the parrish of Halesowen is now removing a considerable way from the place where he doth or latly did live to one that has latly taken him a house that dealt with him formerly in counterfeit money and that tis believed the said person and Harris design to make counterfeit money there and this Inform^t. is promisst to have notice where the said Harris designes to live and dwell— And that he hath latly heard severall persons in Warwickshire complain that there is a great deal of Counterfeit money put off amongst them and that it daily increaseth and y^t he hath heard the like complaint at Daintry in Northamptonshire and likewise at Wapping in the County of Middx and that at Daintry the people said they were forced to get their money looked over by some persons y^t understood money well That he hath heard one Iustice Weav^r. of the Marvell in the said County of Salop say that the reward of 40^ll that is given by act of parliam^t. upon the Conviction of False Coyners (or words to that effect) did not answer the end that it was designed for because it gave the Iuryes occasion to think that persons swore falsly to get the Reward of 40^l and so by that means Criminalls often escape Iustice and y^t. he thought it would be for the publick service to have y^e re{illeg}ed of 40^l taken off

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^[2] Iurat coram Is Newton