Charles Lacy: The Information of Charles Lacy 8 May 1700

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The Information of Charles Lacy of the parish of Bromsgrove in the County of Worcester Husbandman & now a prisoner in the Goal of the Said County taken the eight day of May Anno Dni 1700

This informant said that about Christmas last was three Years one Henry Steward of Stoney Cane in the parish of Tarbick in the County of Warwick Husbandman did in the parish of Bromsgrove & in the house of this informant & in this informants presence make & coin false Money as Crowns half Crowns shillings & sixpences & that for this informants encouragement he help'd this Informant in his troubles with all sorts of necessarys for himself & family & gave this informant money several times in the Goal that he should not inform against him

This Informant further saith that about a Year agoe one John Newey of Cobby Hill in the parish of Tarbick in the County of Warwick shoemaker did come to the House of this informant & told this informants wife that he could coin as well as any man in England & tooke this informants wife & shewed her his moulds & five shilling peices & this informant being from home he the Said John Newy did in the house of this informant make false money in the presence of this informants wife which this informants wife is ready to make out upon her oath.

This Informant further sayeth that about three years agoe one John Turner of the parisg of Ipsly near Redditch in the County of warwick this informant going to the house of the Said John Turner did there see the Said John Turner make & coin false money as Shillings & sixpences & layd up more metall for another time

This Informant further saith that about the same time this informant saw one Thomas Lees of Upton near Bromesgroves in the County of Worcester receive money of the Said John Newy which was false money to put it away which the Said Thomas Lees did know <1v> the same to be false & counterfeit money & knew the Said John Newey to be a counterfeit coiner.

Sir Herewith I send you the Informations of Lacy he tells me Mr Seward is a man of 100 per Annum & has promissed me a farther discovery Lacy was convicted about 2 year Since for Coyning & was pardoned & is now sent to goal again upon suspicion of following the same trade again & as far as I can understand by the interest of some of those he now impeaches who are willing to hang him that he may make no farther discoverys if you please to give me any farther directions it shall be observed by
     Worcester                          Sir your most humble Servant        May the 8 1701                    Tho: Bearcroft

To Sir John stanley Barronet at whitehall London