Roger Woodburn: The Information of Robert Woodburn 25 November 1704 John Hidgson Thomas Sherston Charles Rigby c. 411 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 25 November 1704, c. 411 words. MINT 15/17/503, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/503 Roger WoodburnBenjamin JohnsonJames LindlowYeomanThomas PettyRobert StanckbanckJohn WilkinsonRobert Warriner 25 November 1704 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

Com Lancaster Ss. The InformaionInformation upon Oath of Roger Woodburn of Ulverston in the SdSaid County Gen: taken the 25.th Nover 1704. &c.t

Who Informeth and Saith that on Tuesday last yethe 4. instant this Inform:tInformant was in Company with Ben: Johnson of Kirkby Lonsdale in the County of Westmld GenGentleman and James Lindlow of the parish of Ulverston aforesdaforesaid yeomyeoman Thomas Petty Robbt Stanckbanck, John Wilkinson and Robert Warriner all in this Inform:tInformants house in Ulverston, drinking a Glass of Ale, where there happen'd some jocose discourse, betwixt this Inform:tInformant and the SdSaid John Linddlow, wherein the said Lindow pretended this Inform:tInformant had uttered some scandalous words ag.tagainst him, and thereupn the SdSaid John Lindow pulled two halfe Crowns out of his pocket, and offered them to Mr John Benjamin Johnson (whome he apprehended to be an Attorney at Law) as his Fee to be concern'd for him in a Suit to be com̀„enced agtagaint this Informant for the SdSaid Slander, That the SdSaid Mr Johnson looktook the 12 Crownes and layd them by him, and shortly after looking upon them he declared that he beleived they were both Counterfeit money, and charged the said Lindow with them, but he said that he had them at Hauxhood for yarn by him there lately sold, and Mr Johnson talking of sending for a Constable, the said Lindow went out of the Roome, into the town Street of Ulverston aforesdaforesaid where upon Mr Johnson said ytthat his goeing out of the room look't more Suspitious upon the SdSaid Ja. Lindow. This Inform:tInformant further saith ytthat when the SdSaid Mr Johnson first charged the SdSaid Lindown with the two bad halfe Crownes, he the SdSaid Lindow pulled out more money, amongst wchwhich Mr Johnson looking picked out another halfe Crown wchwhich he SdSaid ytthat he beleived was Counterfeit and also took that from yethe SdSaid Lindow: That about a quarter of an hour after (or less) Lindow comeing into yethe SdSaid company again, some of the Company stept out into the street, and Shortly after brought in 12. or 13. other halfe Crowns which they said they found in the Town Street of Ulverston, and beleived them to be counterfeit, which some of the Company sealed up in a paper, but this Inform:tInformant did not see when the SdSaid halfe Crowns were taken up. And this Inform:tInformant further saith not Roger Woodburn Capt jurat &c.t coram nobis Cha: Rigby Tho: Sherston Jo: Hidgson