Mary Hancock/Bakewell: The Information of Mary Hancock alias Bakewell of Blackman Street in Newington parish in Southwark 6 April 1699
The Informacon of Mary Hancock als Bakewell of Blackman street in Newington ꝑish in Southwark 16 Aprill 1699
She saith that she did see Iohn Worley of Golden Lane in Criplegate ꝑish Glover and Margt his wife counterfeit the Currt. Mill'd Coyn of this Realm at the said Worley's house next door but one to the Blackboy in Swan ally in Golden Lane in Criplegate ꝑish abot the Midle of 10mber last And yt she hath also seen Thomas Worley of St. Sepulchres ꝑish Glover the brother of the said Iohn Worley abot. a month or two before Christmas last sell severall ꝑcells of Counterfeit milld money to Ino. Conyers of Goodman's fields Victualler and to a woman whose name the Informt knoweth and that he the said Iohn Worley sold the same after the rate of 20s of bad money forces good money at the Informts. late house at the Blackboy in Gold Lane and that abot. 7 or weeks ago She did see Iohn Hollyday and Ino Worley severall times coyn 10 or 20s. of a day at the sd Worley's house in Golden Lane abovemenconed and that abot. 7 weeks ago She did see the sd Ino Hollyday in Change ally in the Mint in Southwark counterfeit Mill'd Shills and 6 pences by casting and that she did also then and there see Alice Partington (who then lived with the said Hollyday) blow the fire and <102r> rub some of the counterfeit money with sand
Source
MINT 15/17/201, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK16 Apr 1699, c. 262 words.