Middlesex
to wit
The Information of
Richard Jones< no role >
,
William Spittle< no role >
,
John Clark< no role >
and
Percival Philips< no role >
-taken
before me this 17th.. day of November 1781.
Who being on Oath say and first the said Richard Jones< no role >
says that he knows Robert Cooper< no role >
now present; that
he recommended said Cooper to take a House called "Park
House" in Little Chelsea
that a Copper which hath been
shewn to him by the said John Clark< no role >
he sold to him about
a fortnight ago-that a Coining Press, & Cutting Press
which have been shewn to him by said John Clark< no role >
he
likewise sold to said Cooper about four or five Months
ago; as well as some Dies for the purpose of coming
And the said William Spittle< no role >
says that a Bill of Parcels
now shewn to him was made by him for the said Robert
Cooper< no role >
for work done for him by this Informant, as
mentioned in the said Bill of Parcels And the said John
Clark< no role >
for himself says that on Friday last was sevenight, he found
the Bill of Parcels now produced in a Burean locked up in
the aforesaid House called "Park House" together with four
Presses, a Quantity of Waste Copper and three Dies for
stamping the Impressions of Half pence, in other parts of
said house. And the said Percival Philips< no role >
says that
in the Cellar of said house he found about two Dozen
of Counterfeit Half pence.
Sworn before me this
17th. day of Novemr 1781.}
Sampn Wright< no role >
Richd Jones< no role >
William Spittle< no role >
John Clark< no role >
Percival Phillips< no role >