John Snow: The Information of John Snow 10 November 1702

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/437, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|Middx Ss| The Informaion of John Snow of y^e Pillace yard Westm^er taken {upon} oath this 10^th day of Nov:^er 1702

Who saith that he has been acquainted with one Mary Cornwall for some years last past and has heard her severall times declare that William Proudman and Edward Hayes are coyners and do counten|r|ancefeit the currant coyn of this kingdome at a house they have lately bought at a place called Avery Bower, near Rumford in Essex, and this informant further saith that by his own observation that he has since made of y^e aforesaid Proudman, he doth verily beleive him with other to be ill men and that they now do practise y^e trade counterfeiting y^e currant coyn of this kingdom John Snow jurat coram me die et anno pradict: J: Stanley

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