John Hutton: The Examination of John Hutton 29 March 1699

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Source: MINT 15/17/283, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Examinacon of John Hutton of Wolvershampton in the County of Stafford Shoemaker taken upon oath before me at Stafford the 29{^th} day of March 1699

This Examinant Saith y^t he between Michalday & Christmas last Saw . . & Thomas Marten of Holme wife wash boyle and guild five or 6 pieces called Guineas & Saw y^e {illeg}|same woman r|un down Silver into the Shape of a Guinea now curr^t in England and this Examin^t working iron work at a village called Caverswall near to the hill called holme both in Staffordsh and being expert in engraving upon Iron and Steel, And the S^d Martens knowing thereof she and her father Thomas Allva proposed to put a boy of their acquaintance to this Exam^t to learn the art of engraving upon Iron and Steel and upon that occasion was oft at the S^d Thomas Martens house, and was ꝑmitted to the Said Martens wife to wash, file and guild as aforeS^d and this Exam^t {illeg} at the times aforesaid saw the Said Martens wife have and use Spaud and |an| Edging Instrum^t to edge Guineas & Shillings w^th, And this Exam^t further saith y^t abo^t 5, or 6 months Since he Saw Thomas Lees of Wetley Moore and Margaret his sister coyn Shillings and Guineas and Saw them have & use a stampt or Dye which they use in in {sic} makeing the Shillings and them use an Instrument in makeing the guineas & Shillings and the Said Tho: Lees and Marg^t Lees proposed to this Exam^t to teach a bastard boy of the S^d Margaret Lees in the Art of engraving and by that means this Exam^t saw the said Thomas Lees and his S^d Sister coyn the Said Guineas and Shillings, and Saw the Said Instrument and Saw the S^d Tho: Lees and Margaret Lees at the S^d time mix Silver with copper and that they put Arsneik to the Copper and bean flow^r. and then the Copper was white like Silver And that five or 6 monthes Since he Saw John Hartley of the ꝑish of Carewall Naylor coynmill'd shillings and half Crowns to the value of 4.^£ and andth athe he {sic} melted the Copper first and then coverd it with Silver, and yⁿ Saw him use a Mill for Milling the half Crownes and y^t he used Stamps and edging Instruments for the making the Shillings. 29 Mariij 99 John Hutton

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