Maximilian Laleue: Untitled, 8 January 1699
I made false money in England for severall persons whose names are or followeth
Madam Iackson and I wrought at the sign of the George near the Church for one mr Kircher in Grace Church street near the Monument and delivered him severall Guineas at the sign of the Cross Keyes in the same street
Wee wrought hard wire for Mr Hesine who sells all sorts of Copper Wares and Iron and lives in Fleet street near Temple Barr
Wee wrought like wise for Mr Levele Lawman on Ludgate hill
as abov for Adams a Bancker Goldsmith that lives in the strand his father was present when we delivered them to him at an house near the Litle Exchange about 4 months before I left England
<29r>There is one Mr Perce a Merchant who lives near the Maypole in the Strand that keeps some Workmen at his brothers at the sign of the maggpy at Chelsea who makes money
There is also one Named Kater a merchant and Banker who lives in the strand near the Little Exchange He has a place three or 4 lengths out of the City whereas there is a Wand Mill I cannot yet think of the name of the place but I remember the name of the Village in Harrow on the Hill and the House and the House is called Northall and the monyer Keeps the house his name is Goldin
The same thing may be found at Mr Williams's a Goldsmith in the Pall mall and one of his apprentices told me he had seen it signed Maxmi Laleue
The place of Arton in Harrow on the hill at an house called Northall the man is named Goldin The same thing may like wise be found at Mr Williams's in the Pall mall be one of Apprentices told me and assured me that his Master once left that Door of a Small Cellar open and that he saw the Engine upon a wooden Block and some Impression of some sort of money but of what money he does not remember
I suspect Mr Rigeley on Suffolk street in the Hay market and mr Barton Goldsmith at Charing Cross and mr Perigade in St. Albans street at the sign of the duke of St. Albans I suspect them for dealing with those who coyn false money
Hely the Forger of money had correspondence at the Hague with the English Embassadors Coach man a litle man called William and with another named ardson alias adson an Englishman that deals in Liquors
Hely has told me that above 4 months since he had {illeg} at Rotterdam with one Named Calin an English Factor but I doe not know where he lives and with another named Stratman who lives at the sign of the Crown and two Scepters near the post there is still another person at the Hague that I will name but at the present I cannot remember it but I hope to do it to morrow and give you a Generall account
The litle English man that Hely furnished with false money has told me that he and Hely had correspondence with one named Estige at the Flying horse in the <29v> Soutwark And also with an upholsterer an Irish man who lives in a street between the Town house + Houstreat his Name is Mona or Montuat
he had likewise correspondence with a woman that lives in the Courdystreet at the sign of the White Lyon but I have forgot her Name he has told me that Hely had dealing about his false money with one Clifford an English who keeps at Sasedolate tho Hely did not mention in his Confession but hereas Sure of it I suspect no others at the Hague
In England
I suspect one named Bignet in Kingstreet at the sign of Henry the 8 a Tavern
one Rigby at the sign of the stagg in Suffolk street
Estige in Hartshorn Lane at Charing Cross a Wood monger
Further and {illeg} Examination of Maximilian Laleu by Fabricius Hooftaffi in presence of all the schepers except Baker of the City of Harlem in the Prison there 8 January 1699
Maximilian Laleue acknowledges the false money found about him consisting in Sikellens and Gilders was made by him three or four dayes before he came hither from the Hague
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Source
MINT 15/17/76, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK8 Jan 1699, c. 727 words.