John Hook and Robert Saker: The Information of John Hook and Robert Saker 24 December 1702

|Middx Ss| The Informaion of \of John Hook {sic}/ the parish of S^t: Sepulcres in y^e county of Middx constable and of Rob:^t Saker of S^t And^res parish London gentleman taken upon oath this 24^th day of xber 1702

Who Joyntly and severally upon their respective oaths who sayth that having Informaion that one John Hews als George and Susannah his wife were greatly suspected to counterfeit the curr.^tt: coyn of this realm, thereupon they together with J: Bonner went to their Lodging in Barwick street near old soho and coming up one pair of Stairs the S^d John Hews opened y^e chamber door and these depon:^ts entring, found Susannah his wife sett by the fire, with upward of 20^s in counterfeit money in her lapp as well sixpences as shillings made of Pewter block tinn and such like metall, and a knife with a flote file Lying by her, and also counterfeit shill^s in her pockett and att the same time some metall melted in a fire shoule over y^e fire and near to y^e grate a pair of small iron flasks very hott, with y^e impressions of 2 shillings and one sixpence ready moulded thereon, resembling those of the curr.^tt: coyn of this Kingdome and further saith that upon searching y^e said John Hews found in 12 counterfeit shillings and one sixpence in his pockett and found in his hatt Lying in y^e window 24^s & 11. sixpences counterfeitu money resembling y^e curr.^tt: coyn of this Kingdome,capt Jurat ann: et die supdict: coram             me J Stanley             John Hook                                               Rob^tSaker