Richard Summers and John Hook: The Information of Richard Summers and John Hook 20 December 1702

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/440, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Middx Ss The Information of Rich:^d Sum̄ers and John Hook both of the parish of S^t Sepulcers taken before me upon oath this 20^th day of December 1702

Who saith that they the Informants having a Warrant to search the house of lodgings of Rose Iron and his wife Ann and one Mary Sherston upon suspicion of counterfeiting the currant coyn of this Realm did go up into a garriot belonging to the said house in virginia Street in the county of Middx and did then and there see the aforesaid Mary Shershon finishing of some counterfeit money and a file standing by her in the window and washing and rubbing it over with feague to make it the more resemble the currant coyn of this realm Viz.^t two $\frac{1}{2}$ crowns and one shilling (now produced unto them,) and seized the same upon her she having them in her hand, and took the feague pott standing in the window by her, and a pair of flask-screws under her bed together with some spand under the bed aforesaid together with anoth^r bagg of spand in the chimney corner of her Said Roome cap Jurat anno et die prædict: coram me J Stanley Rich.^dSum̄ers John Hook

Middx SsAnthony S.^t Leger of the Parish of Christs church Lond:ⁿ Gentleman being duly Examined upon oath saith, that yesterday evening upon search made in the Lodging of Rose {Iron} upon suspicion of Counterfeiting the currant coyn of this kingdome he did then & there find in the Said Rose Iron's Kitching he and Ann his wife beng present one Crucible under the grate warm, and another crucible in a hole under a closet. <1v> And further saith, that upon the Said search he this Informant went up one pair of stairs into the Lodging room to the said Rose Iron together with him and his wife, and did there find a bagg of spand (now produced) in a trunk in the roome belonging to the said Iron and demanding of Rose Iron and Ann his wife how it came there they did deny that they knew how it came there; or to that effect Capt: Jurat 20 die Decembr: 1702 corā me J Stanley Ant: S^{t: Leger}