John Snow: The Information of John Snow 10 November 1702

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Middx Ss The Information of John Snow of the Pillace yard Westmer taken upon oath this 10th day of Nov:er 1702

Who saith that he has been acquainted with one Mary Cornwall for some years last past and has heard her severall times declare that William Proudman and Edward Hayes are coyners and do counterfeit the currant coyn of this kingdome at a house they have lately bought at a place called Avery Bower, near Rumford in Essex, and this informant further saith that by his own observation that he has since made of the aforesaid Proudman, he doth verily beleive him with other to be ill men and that they now do practise the trade counterfeiting the currant coyn of this kingdom                                John Snow jurat coram me die et anno pradict: J: Stanley