Steven Holloway: The Information of Steven Holloway 9 November 1703 Isaac Newton c. 373 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 9 Nov 1703, c. 373 words. MINT 15/17/453, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/453 Steven HollowayGeorge ScottCloathierWilliam ScottYeomanRobert Emett 9 Nov 1703 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

Willts Ss The InformaionInformation of Steven Holloway now a prisoner in the goal at Fisherton Anger in yethe SdSaid county of Willts taken upon oath before me this 9th day of Novemb: 1703

This Informtt upon his oath saith that within yethe space of a month last past George Scott of Malmsbury in this country Cloathier and Wm: Scott of Christan Malford in the same county Yeoman - - came severall times to this Informtts house at Christian Malford aforesdaforesaid and consulted with this informant about counterfeiting yethe currant coyn of this Realm & after severall tryalls about makeing - - - of counterfeit money they the SdSaid George Scott and W:m Scott did at yethe SdSaid house hous of this informant in Christan Malford aforesdaforesaid make about forty peices of money in imitation of Shillings of yethe currant coyn of this realme, and that yethe said George Scott and W:m Scott did severall times indeavour to make crown peices in imitation of yethe currttcurrant coyn of this realm butt could never finish yethe same to pass currantly because they could never make yethe same compleatly, like yethe currant crown peices of this kingdome this Informtt saith to the best of his remembrance it was yethe 6th of May last at Chippeham fair one Robert Emett living at a park as this InformtInformant doth beleive within the SdSaid parish of Calne in the SdSaid county of Willts came to this informant and Reccd:Received of him four or five shillings in counterfeit money which this Informtt told him was such & yethe SdSaid Robt: Emett knew the same to be so, and took yethe same in order to putt yethe same shillings of, for good & Lawfull coyne of this kingdom, butt whether yethe SdSaid Rob:tt Emett did putt yethe same of as such this Informtt cannott tell and further this Informtt saith that Robt: Hort of Calne in yethe SdSaid county of Willts maulster did about whitsuntide last att his own house in Calne aforesdaforesaid in the presence of this Informtt make & coyn severall shillsshillings of mixt metall in imitation of Shillings of yethe currant coyn of this realm Jurat die et anno prius infra script: cor me Jo: Young Stephen Holloway