Thomas Petty: The Information of Thomas Petty 25 November 1704

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|Com Lancast^er Ss.| The Informaion upon Oath of Thomas Petty of Newton in Dalton parish taken the day and place afores^{d[Editorial Note 1]}

Who saith that on Tuesday last this Inform:^t was in y^e Evening in Company at Roger Woodburns house with Severall other ꝑsons when James Lindow pulled out of his pockter 2. $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes and gave then to Benjamin Johnson (supposing him to be an Attorney at law) as his Fee to be concern'd for him in a suite to be com̄enced ag^t y^e S^d Roger Woodburn for some scandalous words by him S^d to be spoke by the said Lindow. That some time after y^t y^e S^d Ben: Johnson looking upon the said $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes, declared that he beleived that the same were Counterfeit money, and charged the said Lindow therew^th who S^d that he took them the munday before at Hauxhead for some Yarn he had sold there, Upon which discourse the said Ja: Lindow went out of y^e S^d house unto the town street of Ulverstone, and within less than $\frac{1}{2}$ an houre, came into the company againe, and not long after, some of the Company bro^t in 12. or 13. $\frac{1}{2}$ Crowns, w^ch M^r Johnson said was also Counterfeit money, and w^ch was said to be found in the Town Street of Ulverston, and suspected to have been dropped by the S^d Lindow: This Inform:^t being p^resent when all the suspected halfe Crownes, were put up into two papers and Sealed, upon both which this Informants Seale was put, and where unto he refereth <1v> The same being put into the hands of Edward Petty Con.^ble of Ulverston as was also the said Ja: Lindow himselfe, this Inform:^t further saith y^t the S^d Ja. Lindow, did not then own that he dropt or left any of the said 12. or 12. $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes in the Street, and further saith not                                         Tho: Pettie