Middx Ss The Information of Roger Gribbell of yethe parish of St Sepulcres
London Taylor taken upon oath this 22nd day of xberDecember 1702
Who saith that he hath been acquainted with Mary Sherston &
her husband for above two years past and that he used to Assist yethe
SdSaid Marys husband in the turning of a wheel in order to make brass
candelsticks and further sayth the said Mary Sherston and her husband
did instruct him this Informant to cast pewter half pence in a Mould
and to give them a copper colour with Roman vitrioll in imitation
of good half pence, in their (then) dwelling house in shoe layn, and he
further upon his oath saith, that about three weeks agoe he together
with Eliz: Butcher, going towards white Chappell to sell puddings &
sauciges and such other things they mett just by Aldgate with Mary
Sherston aforesdaforesaid together with ann the wife of Rose Iron and the said
Sherston did then tell this informant, and yethe aforesdaforesaid Eliz: Butcher ytthat
they the said Sherston and the SdSaid Ann Iron were glad to see them
for that they wanted sadly to speak with them, this Informant
told them if he knew where they lived he and yethe SdSaid Eliz: Butcher
would come upon them that day about 4 a clock and according
to their direction did call upon them a Callicoe Printers in
virginia Street near Ratliff high way and yethe said Sherston did in
yethe presence of Ann Iron in yethe said Irons own Lodging, give unto yethe
said Eliz: Butcher one counterfeit Shilling, and att the same time told
this Informant that she made yethe moulds in flasks with sand - - or
metall, and digd agree with the SdSaid Eliz: Butcher to give her six or
seven counterfeit Shillings such like as that was for a Crown in good money, and according she the SdSaid Sherston together wthwith she yethe said Ann Iron did bring some yethe next day to this Deponents Lodgings in Seacole layn and exchanged them as aforesaid, And this Deponent further saith that he together with the aforesaid Eliz: Butcher did severall times afterwards go unto yethe SdSaid Irons and Sherstons lodgings in virginia Street aforesdaforesaid and did exchange good for bad money after the rate aforesaid, and in the presence of the said Rose Iron and Ann his wife, and the said Mary Sherston would say it is all one if they dealt with yethe SdSaid Rose Iron his wife or she and would often as ask this deponent if he had then dealt with yethe said Rose Iron for counterfeit money. And further saith that the SdSaid Rose Iron did bid this deponent not to take too much of that counterfeit money of Sherston for that in a little time he should have far better or to that effect, and would make it of much bettwe metall then hers was and did severall times propose to this deponent to be with & assist him in counterfeiting yethe currt:currant coyn of this kingdom and SdSaid that they would make a great quantity agSt:against Christmas and ynthen goe into ynthen country to putt it off. Roger Gribbell capt Jurat an: et die perdie coramme J Stanly