Jonathan Fowkes: The Information of Jonathan Fowkes of the parish of St Andrew Holborn the County of Middlesex Gunsmith 24 January 1698

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The Informacon of Ionathan Fowke of the ꝑish of S^t. Andrews Holborn in the County of Middx Gunnsmith taken upon Oath before the Hon^ble. S^r. Salathiell Lovell Knight Serjeant at Law and Recorder of the City of London 24 Ianuary 1698 as followeth

This Inform^t. saith that one Iohn Hollyday and Sarah who lives with him as his wife lodging in the house wherein this Inform^t. dwels situated at or near Hockley in the hole situate in y^e s^d parrish of S^t. Andrews Holborn y^e s^d Hollyday + Sarah his pretended wife are generally up + privatly at work w^th. a Charcoal fire and melting potts abo^t. 3 or 4 of the clock in the morning, and this Depon^t. hath seen y^e said Hollyday melting in the Cellar of y^e s^d house, + once askt him w^t. it was who answ\rd/, it was brass but never would let this Inform^t. know w^t. use made of it + y^e said Hollyday and his s^d Companion do rarly work or stay at home in y^e day but are most commonly abroad and associate themselves with people of very ill fame in houses of suspicon and the said Sarah hath often times said in the Inform^ts hearing that her husband got money enough in a morning to keep y^m. a month and that she could mould as well as any body and they have put away false money in the neighbo^rhood there + some such money that they have offer^d having been refused they have been forced to exchange the same By all which this Inform^t verily believes the said Hollyday and his `sd pretended wife do follow the Trade of coyning false money in the said house and that they might be easily apprehended in the fact and their Implim^ts. + Tooles for doing thereof seized + secured

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Ionathan Fowkes

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