Joseph Kettle: The Deposition of Joseph Kettle 1 April 1699

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Joseph Kettle of Swinnington in the County of Stafford BlackSmith deposeth as followeth, this first day of Aprill 99. saith that he did see William Rowley of Scoc|t|t hay in the ꝑish of Keele in the S^d County and Edward Lawson of the Same place within the Space of four yeares past coyn Severall pieces of Counterfeit money being all $\frac{1}{2}$ Crownes of King Charles and King James coyns part milld Money & <001v> part other the mettle they made the S^d $\frac{1}{2}$ Crowns was Silver & brass and they made the Same thus they Set the Same in potts or cruises on the fire to melt and after melted Pourd y^e same unto Flaskes and run the Same into $\frac{1}{2}$ crownes That is into a plate to coyn the Same and the same Mole y^t made the half Crownes made the edges thereof, and Saw them ꝑ feet the Same and y^t he hath brought some of those half Crownes and of Less n|v|allue then the Same were coyned for and hath put the same away for a better value then he hath paid for them                     Joseph Kettle

Jurat apud Stafford Com Stafford coram Edw^d Foden