Sarah Gates: The Information of Sarah Gates 20 February 1698/9

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The Information of Sarah Gates taken upon Oath this 20^th. day of February Anno Dni 169$\frac{8}{9}$

Who saith That about a fortnight since she did see John Hollyday and John Worley scour and boyle 15 counterfeit shillings and afterwards rub them in Argill in order to put them off as Current Coyn of this Kingdom, and that some short time before she this Informant did see the said John Hollyday cast severall Counterfeit shillings in Flasks and that the said John Worley +       his wife were present when the same were done and was very frequently in company with the said John Hollyday when he was at work in counterfeiting the Current Coyn of this Kingdom and had an equall share with him in the proffitt that accrued thereby and that the said money was made at the house of the said John Hollyday in Air street near Ockley in the hole but the said John Holliday being lately disturbed is removed to another place, and that she this Informant verily believes that the said In^o Hollyday John Worley and          his wife do still counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom and that the same is carryed on in the house of Thomas Worley situate in S^t. John Court in Cow Lane in West smithfield

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