Roger Woodburn: The Information of Robert Woodburn 25 November 1704

Author: John Hidgson, Thomas Sherston, Charles Rigby

Source: MINT 15/17/503, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|Com Lancast^er Ss.| The Informaion upon Oath of Roger Woodburn of Ulverston in the S^d County Gen: taken the 25.^th Nov^er 1704. &c.^t

Who Informeth and Saith that on Tuesday last y^e 4. instant this Inform:^t was in Company with Ben: Johnson of Kirkby Lonsdale in the County of Westm^ld Gen and James Lindlow of the parish of Ulverston afores^d yeom Thomas Petty Robbt Stanckbanck, John Wilkinson and Robert Warriner all in this Inform:^t^s house in Ulverston, drinking a Glass of Ale, where there happen'd some jocose discourse, betwixt this Inform:^t and the S^d John Lindd|l|ow, wherein the said Lindow p^retended this Inform:^t had uttered some scandalous words ag.^t him, and thereupn the S^d John Lindow pulled two halfe Crowns out of his pocket, and offered them to M^r John Benjamin Johnson (whome he app^rehended to be an Attorney at Law) as his Fee to be concern'd for him in a Suit to be com̄enced ag^t this Informant for the S^d Slander, That the S^d M^r Johnson look {sic} the $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes and layd them by him, and shortly after looking upon them he declared that he beleived they were both Counterfeit money, and charged the said Lindow with them, but he said that he had them at Hauxhood for yarn by him there lately sold, and M^r Johnson talking of sending for a Constable, the said Lindow went out of the Roome, into the town Street of Ulverston afores^d where upon M^r Johnson said y^t his goeing out of the room look't more Suspitious upon the S^d Ja. Lindow. This Inform:^t further saith y^t when the S^d M^r Johnson first charged the S^d Lindown with the two bad halfe Crownes, he the S^d Lindow pulled out more money, amongst w^ch M^r Johnson looking picked out another halfe Crown w^ch he S^d y^t he beleived was Counterfeit and also took that from y^e S^d Lindow: That about a quarter of an hour after (or less) Lindow comeing into y^e S^d company again, some of the Company stept out into the street, and Shortly after brought in 12. or 13. other halfe Crowns which they said they found in the Town Street of Ulverston, and beleived them to be counterfeit, which some of the Company sealed up in a paper, but this Inform:^t did not see when the S^d halfe Crowns were taken up. And this Inform:^t further saith not Roger Woodburn Capt jurat &c.^t coram nobis Cha: Rigby Tho: Sherston Jo: Hidgson