Charles Lacy: The Information of Charles Lacy 8 May 1700

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/301, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Information of Charles Lacy of y^e parish of Bromsgrove in y^e County of Worcester Husbandman & now a pro|i|soner in y^e Goal of y^e S^d County taken y^e eight day of May Anno Dni 1700

This informant said y^t about Christmas last was three Years one Henry Steward of Stoney Cane in y^e parish of Tarbick in y^e County of Warwick Husbandman did in y^e parish of Bromsgrove & in y^e house of this informant & in this informants presence make & coin false Money as Crowns half Crowns shillings & sixpences & y^t for this inform.^ts encouragement he help'd this Inform.^t in his troubles w^th all sorts of necessarys for himself & family & gave y^s inform.^t money several times in y^e Goal y^t he should not inform agt him

This Informt further saith y^t about a Year agoe one John Newey of Cobby Hill in y^e parish of Tarbick in y^e County of Warwick shoemaker did come to y^e House of this informt & told y^s inform.^ts wife y^t he could coin as well as any man in England & tooke y^s inform.^ts wife & shewed her his moulds & five shilling peices & y^s inform.^t being from home he y^e S^d John Newy did in y^e house of this inform^t make false money in y^e p^resence of y^s inform.^ts wife w^ch this inform.^ts wife is ready to make out upon her oath.

This Inform^t further sayeth y^t about three years agoe one John Turner of y^e parisg of Ipsly near Redditch in y^e County of wac|r|wick y^s inform^t going to y^e house of y^e S^d John Turner did there see y^e S^d John Turner make & coin false money as Shillings & sixpences & layd up more metall for another time

This Inform^t further saith y^t about y^e same time this inform^t saw one Thomas Lees of Upton near Bromesgroves in y^e County of Worcester receive money of y^e S^d John Newy w^ch was false money to put it away w^ch y^e S^d Thomas Lees did know <1v> y^e same to be false & counterfeit money & knew y^e S^d John Newey to be a counterfeit coiner.

|S^r| Herewith I send you y^e Informations of Lacy he tells me M^r Seward is a man of 100 ꝑ Ann & has promissed me a farther discovery Lacy was convicted about 2 year Since for Coyning & was pardoned & is now sent to goal again upon suspicion of following y^e same trade again & as far as I can understand by y^e interest of some of those he now impeaches who are willing to hang him y^t he may make no farther discoverys if you please to give me any farther directions it shall be observed by

Worc.^tr ^{S^r} y^r most humble Serv.^t May y^e 8 1701 Tho: Bearcroft

To S^r John stanley Barronet at whitehall _London