Charles Conklin/Congrell: The Information of Charles Conklin alias Congrell of Lemon Street in Goodmans Fields in White Chappell Glassmaker 2 May 1699 Isaac Newton c. 233 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 2 May 1699, c. 233 words. MINT 15/17/288, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/288 Charles Conklin [Congrell]GlassmakerJohn WilliamsAbout 5 miles out of town & within a mile of Coach RoadWray Smith 2 May 1699 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Catalogued by Will Scott

The Information of Charles Conklin alias Congrell of Lemon Street in goodmans Fields in White Chappell Glassmaker taken this 2d day of may 1699

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He saith that InoJohn Williams (who lives about 5 Miles out of town & wthwithin half a mile of Coach road about three weeks before last Christmas brought to the DepontDeponent a parcell of counterfeit Dutch money & some counterfeit Shillings & Sixpences of English money & offered the English false money after the rate of 25s for 20s of Good money and said he made it so well that he could afford it no cheaper, & that he had onetwo servants at home that workt for him so that he could do what he would and said that he had a Dutch Merchant would taken an 100£ a weeks of yethe Dutch money, & proposed to yethe DepontDeponent that he yethe DepontDeponent should put in 50ll into a Stock for carrying on the designn of making the Dutch money

That Wray Smith made a crown Edger, a half crown edger and a shilling edger wchwhich he shewd to the DepontDeponent the Last Summer & desired him to take care of them till he had made two pair of Dies one for Guineas & yethe other for shillings the Edgers the DepontDeponent can cause to be delivered up

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