John Peers: The Information of John Peers 18 May 1697

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The Informacon of Iohn Peers taken upon Oath ye 18th. day of May 1697

That he does know one Ioyce Hanbury who lives within Ludgate in Green lane a Lodger at Mr Newberries who has told this Informt. yt one Iohn Doin yt lives at Waltham who pretends to be husband to woman lodging in the same house a Chandler yt is Confederate wth Counterfeitrs. of the Currt. Coyn of this Kingdom and yt. the sd Ioyce did ask this Informt. to make an Edging Tool, that he did see in William Chaloner's Brother Ioseph Grosvenrs house Cutters and Tooles Instrumts. propper for coyning only with wch this Informt did see the said Grosvenr. actually counterfeit a Milld Shilling at his house an oyle shop in Beauford Buildings in a Fore Garret abot. five or 6 weeks at the furthest since and this Informt sayes yt he carryd divers Tooles necessary for making the said Engine to the said Grosvenr. but could not get ym from him since and yt he promised this Informt. should be employed so as to get a great deal of money in a short time and that the said Chaloner did tell the said Grosvenr yt if he did not deliver to him the said Edger Engines or Cutters he would have him in a Proclamation abot. a Fortnight since at Clark's the Flask Tavern agt. the Mewes And further that he hath heartd the said Chaloner often say and ꝑticularly within these 3 weeks that he had fund the Lords of the Treasury and the King out of 1000ll. and that he would not leave the Parliamt. till he had fund them likewise which this Informt understood to be deceiving them

Iohn Peers

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