Charles Conklin/Congrell: The Information of Charles Conklin alias Congrell of Lemon Street in Goodmans Fields in White Chappell Glassmaker 2 May 1699

<130r>

The Information of Charles Conklin alias Congrell of Lemon Street in goodmans Fields in White Chappell Glassmaker taken this 2^d day of may 1699

^[1]

He saith that In^o Williams (who lives about 5 Miles out of town & w^thin half a mile of Coach road about three weeks before last Christmas brought to the Depont a parcell of counterfeit Dutch money & some counterfeit Shillings & Sixpences of English money & offered the English false money after the rate of 25^s for 20^s of \Good money/ and said he made it so well that he could afford it no cheaper, & that he had one|two| servant|s| at home that workt for him so that he could do what he would and said that he had a Dutch Merchant would taken an 100^£ a weeks of y^e Dutch money, & proposed to y^e Depont that he y^e Depont should put in 50^ll into a Stock for carrying on the designn of making the Dutch money

That Wray Smith made a crown Edger, a half crown edger and a shilling edger w^ch he shewd to the Depon^t the Last Summer & desired him to take care of them till he had made two pair of Dies one for Guineas & y^e other for shillings the Edgers the Depont can cause to be delivered up

Charles Conklin

^[2]