John Gibson: The Information of John Gibson 6 April 1702 Isaac Newton c. 375 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 6 April 1702, c. 375 words. MINT 15/17/425, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/425 John GibsonLabourerThomas EatonJohn ShawThomas GottHenry PlayfairJohn WilkinsonCarpenter 6 April 1702 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

The Examination of John Gibson of Skitby in the county of York Labourer apprenhended and accused for yethe Traiterous counterfeiting the currant coyn of this Kingdome Taken before me this 6.th day of Aprill Anno dom:domini 1702.

Impr This Examinant saith that within the space of twelve months last past he hath been severall times at yethe house of one Thomas Eaton in Newland where he and the said Eton and the SdSaid Etons wife frequently coined shillings & six penny peices of block tinn and Pewter mixed together in a wooden Mould, and that one Jo: Shaw now of south cave but late of Skidby aforesaid about a year and a half ago came to this examinants house and told him that one Thomas Gott of Kingston upon Hull had taught him the said Shaw to counterfeit money and shaw produced a wooden instrument which he called a mould which was about half a yard long whereupon they fell to work, and coyned eight or nine shillings of Pewter and block tin mixed together which he Shaw affirmed he brought from Hull, And this Examinat also saith one Henr. Playfair late of Skidly was present and assisting the said John Shaw, & this Examinant when they coyned yethe said eight or nine shillings as aforesaid and that the said Shaw told this Examinant that one John Wilkinson of Cottingham carpenter made yethe said mould they yethe SdSaid examinant shaw and Plafair then coyned in, butt this Examinant doth beleive the SdSaid Wilkinson did not know what use yethe said Mould was for, and this Examinant doth confes that he did coyn yethe four counterfeit Shillings which were found in his cupboard att the searching his house, which he coynd in a wooden mould, which this examinant made himself, And this Examinant further saith that he being one day at the house of the abovenamed Thomas Eton in Newland aforesdaforesaid the said Eton carryed this Exam.tExaminant into a cockloft there and shewed him a pair of Iron or steel stamps for coyning shillings, which stamps yethe SdSaid Eton took out of the thatch in yethe said cockloft and further this Examinant saith not capt cor me die et anno supra dict. John Gibson Edw: Barnard