1693
April 14

The Informacon of Wm. Harly< no role > of Witham
in the County of Essex Clothier taken
upon Oath before the Rt. Honoble. St. Jno.
Fleet< no role > Knt . Lord Major of London This
fourteenth day of Aprill 1693 .

Who saith That one Wm. Heslop< no role > who Prtends
to be A Country Grazier , hath (as this Informt.
hath often heard) paid sevall Sumes of money
to diverse Psons att witham aforesd. & other
places were adjacent, & taken Bills for the
like sumes payable in London, In which sumes
so by him paid, there have bin, (as he has also
bin informed) great Quantityes of Counterfeit
money, And further that on Friday the seventh
instant the sd. Wm. Heslop< no role > pd. to this Informt.
Fifty pounds, & to Jno. Jackson< no role > the younger his
Neighbour other Fifty pounds, & tooke Bills
for the like sumes in London & the they had
paid away abt. fifty pounds of the sd. money
yet upon A shirt Examinacon it appeared
there were above twelve pounds in Counterfeit
halfe Crownes amongst the rest of the said
moneys which were so paid by the sd. Heslop
to this Informt. & the sd. Jackson.

Capt et Jurat die et
Anno preis coram me.
John Fleet< no role > Major

Wm Harlee< no role >