William Butler: The Information of William Butler of Rupert Street in the parish of St James Westminster 15 August 1698 Isaac Newton c. 392 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 15 Aug 1698, c. 392 words. MINT 15/17/51, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/51 William ButlerJames JonesPierce ButlerJustice TartonWebbBailiffJones 15 Aug 1698 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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The Informaction of William Butler of Rupert street in the parrish of St. IJames Westmr.inster GenGentlemen 15 Augt. 1698

Who saith yt.that on the 13th. of this instant Augt. IJames Iones at yethe Starr Alehouse in Kings head Court Covent Garden and Pearce Butler who is a lodger with the said Iones came to the Temple to this Deponent and gave to him one false half Crown, one false shill.shilling and a bad six pence telling this Depont.Deponent that they were very good work the best that were to be had and would go off very well and the said Iones and Butler further told this InformtInformant that the lay of the false pistolls was so noised that it was noe more more dealing with them but at the same time gave to this DepontDeponent a false GineaGuinea and said it was the best work that was to be got in England after a small time this Depont.Deponent having notice that some trouble would acrue to him abot.about his bayling the sdsaid Pearce Butler the other ꝑperson that stood in a Recognizance with this Depont.Deponent before Mr. Iustice Tarton having given in a wrong name this Depont.Deponent did then tell me the said Peirce Butler yt.that he would stand bayle no longer for him up whereupon the said Iones and Peirce Butler run out of the Sun and Popes head Tavern in Chancery Lane where they then were and being pursued by this Depont.Deponent Peirce Butler was seized by this Depont.Deponent and left in the custody of one Mr. Webb a Bayliffe till the said DepontDeponent went to Iones's house to search for false money and Coyning Tooles and when this Depont.Deponent enterded the said house meeting with the said Iones he was assaulted by Iones and his wife and severall persons unknown to this Deponent more then by sight and this Depont.Deponent was knocked down by the said persons and held down by them by one of their feet and knee upon his Breast and Throat till they had searched or robbd.ed the DepontDeponent of 5ll 18s of lawfull money togeather with some half pence or farthings and the false money and GineaGuinea above menctioned which done they turned the DepontDeponent out of Iones's house and shut yethe Door upon him

Willm Butler

MemordMemorandum this Informaction was never sworn to