Robert Lacy: The Examination of Robert Lacy late of Newstreet in the Parish of St Brides London Mercer 13 August 1698 Isaac Newton c. 588 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 13 Aug 1698, c. 588 words. MINT 15/17/22, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/22 Robert LacyMercerGeorge OwenMercerMary LacyGriffith MorganVictuallerThomas ReadOwenMorganMr PritchardStewardGeorge BarleyArthur FoleyMr EdwardsMr OwenMr CrowEvan JohnSolomon HewettDavid HewettEdward BerryMary Bush 13 Aug 1698 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott Metadata on person, relation and place added by Yvonne Martin-Portugues Santacreu
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The Examinaction of Robt. Lacy late of Newstreet in yethe Parish of St. Brides London Mercer taken this 13 day of August Anno Dni 1698

Who sayth That in or abot.about IJune or IJuly 1697 one mr. Geo: Owen of Norbutt in the County of Pembrooke in the Dominion of Wales Mercer came with this Informt.Informant out of Wales to the City of Lond.don and did then desire this Informt.Informant to bring him acquainted with some body yt.that could make false and counterfeit money, and this Deponent's wife and the said Owen became acquainted togeather and by that means the said Owen invited her into the Countrey of Wales in order to carry on his Dessign of making false and counterfeit money, and this Informt.Informant and his said wife went into Wales with the said Owen in order to make false money as aforesaid and in October last past this Informt.Informant saw the said Geo Owen Griffith morgan of the said Norbutt Victuallr.er and Thomas Read counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Kingdom by casting shillings at the said Griffiths Morgans house and the wifes of the said Owen and Morgan were privy to and acquainted with the practises aforesaid and as the said owen told this Informant that severall ꝑpersons were to take and pay away the false money vizt one Mr. pritchard steward to one Sr.Sir Geo Barley Arthur Foley one mr Edwards of Harford West and one Mr. Owen unckle to the sd.said owen and one Mr. Crow this Informt.Informant further sayth that abotabout 4 yeares ago one Evan IJohn of Islington did in the sight of this DepontDeponent counterfeit the Currt.Current Coyn of this Kingdom by stamping shillsshillings and sixpences at his own house at Islington he made the false money with Dyes that he engraved himself as he told this Informt.Informant And that abot.about a year aagoand a half ago one Solomon Hewett who lived at the Swan ale house in Burchin Lane London and David Hewett his brother offerded to sell to this Informt.Informant counterfeit mony and told this Informant that they made it themselves

This Informt.Informant further sayth that abot.about 4 months ago one Edward Berry who keeps the Fountain al house near the Barge house in Lambeth ꝑparish in the County of Surrey desired this Informt.Informant to get him 200 false GineasGuineas made for him in order as he said to pay away to a friend or Confederate before Witness and afterwards the said Confederate was to be robb.ded of them and then sue the hundred for the same and bring the ꝑperson that saw them paid as a witness to prove the payment thereof but this InformtInformant did not procure the said Berry any false GineasGuineas, but the said Berry did afterwards procure a great many false GineasGuineas and as Berry told this Informt.Informant did convert the same to the use aforesdsaid.— And that in April last one mr. Read aforesdsaid and mary Bush of Highgate widdow did in the presence of this Depont.Deponent counterfeit the Currt.Current Coyn of this Kingdom by casting shills.shillings & some half Crowns at the house of the said mary Bush This InformtInformant further sayth that abot.about 4 or 5 months ago the said Berry did desire the said Mr Read to make false Crowns and half Crowns and said that he had a friend that could edge them and if he coyned them well the said Berry would take as many of his hands as he and FreiendsFriends could make

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