Katherine Carter: The Information of Katherine Carter the wife of Thomas Carter now prisoner in Newgate 21 February 1698/9

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The Informacon of Katherine Carter the wife of Thomas Carter now prisoner in newgate 21^th. February 169$\frac{8}{9}$

She saith y^t. abo^t. Iune or Iuly last she had of William Chaloner now prisoner in Newgate severall parcells of Counterfeit mill'd Shills which seemed to be made of pewter viz^t. at one time 12^s. at another time 2^s. at another time 5^s and at other times other sum̄s ammounting in all to about 20 or 30 such Shill^s. and that he told her that he made them himself and that before he made them he told the Inform^t. that he was to make an 100^℔ in Dutch money for a Merchant and for y^t. purpose he borowed a room of the Inform^t. to work in and desired the Inform^t. to get some Charcoale for him and accordingly the Inform^t. took in half a bushell of Charcoale for him and he made a mould of a certain past dryed and hardened like potters Ware to cast <57r> a new sort of Dutch money in and the Inform^t. saw the said mould in the said room in Chaloner's custody (who was then in the room) and saw him cast a piece of Dutch money in the said mould and finish that and others which he had cast before and the Depon^t. received two of them from him and have them to a Gentleman to shew them to the Merch^t. for a specimen And the said Chaloner yⁿ told the Inform^t. that he intended to make {smy} another mould for shill^s. and abo^t. a week after gave the Inform^t. y^e Shill^s above menconed or some of them and said that they were dangerous or else he could make them as well as they were in the Tower

And the Depon^t. saith further that the said Chaloner abo^t. the same time began to grave the plate for mault Tickets and the Depon^t gave a shilling to buy a piece of leather to make a sand bagg and when he had scratcht the plate with flourishes and lett^rs. he left it in the Depon^ts. custody for 3 or 4 daies and then workt upon it againe and made the letters and flourishes smooth and gave it again to the Depon^t. to keep for him and the lines lookt black as if some papers had been printed off and after the Depon^t. had kept the plate 3 or 4 daies she removed to another Lodging and deliver^d. the said Plate to the said Chaloner

The Deponent saith further that for the 12^s. above menconed she gave the said Chaloner 8^s. of good money And that between 7 and 8 years ago she had two or 3 Counterfeit French pistolls of the said William Chaloner to put off and gave him 14^s. a piece for tham and abo^t. 6 or 7 years ago she had severall parcells of Counterfeit Gineas {sic} of the said William Chandler and gave him for them sometimes 12^s. a piece sometimes less they being not so well done as the pistolls and that she hath heard the said Chaloner speak of his making the said Gineas {sic} and said that he made them at his brother Io Gavener's house and that the said Chaloner once left in the Deponents custody the Head Ginea {sic} Dye with which he coyned the Gineas {sic} and Chaloner commending the Dye said said {sic} that it was worth 500^℔, and being askt who graved it said that Taylor the Engraver had in hand but could not do it effectually and so he (Chaloner) was fain to finish it himself Afterwards the said Chaloner calling for the said Dye or stamp said y^t he was to let one Nicholas Salber have some Gineas {sic} to carry down into the Countrey and the Depon^t. saith further that Mary Ball her maid servant saw the said Challoner the summ̄ give her his Deponent two of the pewter shillings above menconed + Soon after the Deponent gave one of them to said Maid servant to charge And the Depon^t. believes that the said Mary Ball hath had of her 8 or 9 of those shillings to put off And the Depon^t. saith further that she hath reced of the said Chaloner severall parcells of Counterfeit to put off and continued to receive such monies off him till the May before the hamered monies began to be cu|a|lled in y^t is bill last May was 2 {yeares}

the mark of Kath Carter

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