Steven Holloway: The Information of Steven Holloway 9 November 1703

Willts Ss The Informaion of Steven Holloway now a prisoner in the goal at Fisherton Anger in ye Sd county of Willts taken upon oath before me this 9th day of Novemb: 1703

This Informtt upon his oath saith that within ye space of a month last past George Scott of Malmsbury in this country Cloathier and Wm: Scott of Christan Malford in the same county Yeoman - - came severall times to this Informtts house at Christian Malford aforesd and consulted with this informant about counterfeiting ye currant coyn of this Realm & after severall tryalls about makeing - - - of counterfeit money they the Sd George Scott and W:m Scott did at ye Sd house hous of this informant in Christan Malford aforesd make about forty peices of money in imitation of Shillings of ye currant coyn of this realme, and that ye said George Scott and W:m Scott did severall times indeavour to make crown peices in imitation of ye currtt coyn of this realm butt could never finish ye same to pass currantly because they could never make ye same compleatly, like ye currant crown peices of this kingdome this Informtt saith to the best of his remembrance it was ye 6th of May last at Chippeham fair one Robert Emett living at a park as this Informt doth beleive <1v> within the Sd parish of Calne in the Sd county of Willts came to this informant and Reccd: of him four or five shillings in counterfeit money which this Informtt told him was such & ye Sd Robt: Emett knew the same to be so, and took ye same in order to putt ye same shillings of, for good & Lawfull coyne of this kingdom, butt whether ye Sd Rob:tt Emett did putt ye same of as such this Informtt cannott tell and further this Informtt saith that Robt: Hort of Calne in ye Sd county of Willts maulster did about whitsuntide last att his own house in Calne aforesd in the presence of this Informtt make & coyn severall shills of mixt metall in imitation of Shillings of ye currant coyn of this realm Jurat die et anno prius infra script: cor me Jo: Young            Stephen Holloway