Isaac Wood: The Information of Isaac Wood of St Clements Danes in the County of Middlesex 9 July 1698 Isaac Newton c. 271 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 9 Jul 1698, c. 271 words. MINT 15/17/1, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/1 Isaac WoodDyerHenry WoodburnFerdinando CroudsonLancelot Shepherd 9 Jul 1698 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott Metadata updated by Yvonne Martin-Portugues.
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The Informaction of Isaac Wood of St. ClemtsClements Danes in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Dyer taken upon Oath this 9th day of IJuly Anno Dni 1698

Who saith That in March was two yeares last past he this Informt.mant saw one Ferdinando Croudson (now prisonr.prisoner in Newgate) make severall counterfeit sixpenny stamps for stamping of paper at Broughton in LancashLancashire, and did then and there see the said Ferdinando Croudson stamp several sheets of paper with the stamps he so made and that in aprill was two yeares this Informt.Informant saw the sd.said Croudson make another Counterfeit Sixpenny stamp for paper in the Castle of chester and that the said Croudson afterwards sent this Informt.Informant with the said stamp to one Henry Woodburn at Kirkby Hall in Lancashire who had bespoke the same of the said Croudson as he told this InformtInformant. That in august was 12 month this Informt.ant saw the said Ferdinando Croudson at the City of Chester aforesdaforesaid make a Counterfeit new shilling and Guild a Counterfeit new Ginea which Ginea he declared he (with severall more) had made himselfe which Ginea and shilling he guilded and made as an ExperimtExperiment to shew to one Lancelot Shepherd who as Shepherd and Croudson told this Informt.Informant had made a Contract with the said Croudson and was to give him 5ll. to teach him to make counterfeit money and Gold. And this Informt.Informant further saith that the said Ferdinando Croudson hath severall times declared to this Informt.Informant that he hath made severall summs of Counterfeit Gold and money

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