Henry Horsfaile: The further Information of Henry Horsfaile 26 August 1703

Lancaster Ss The further Information of Henry Horsfaile Chymist of Lancaster taken on Oath this 26. day of August 1703

Who saith that about 5. years agoe Leonard Townson of Hornby in the Said County Gent came to this Informant to Lancaster for some Stamp paper but this Informant haveing none then ready stampt, he the Said Townson and this Deponent went into an upper room in the house of Edmo Townson of this town of Lancaster Attorney at Law, Brother to the Said Leonard; and there the Said Leonard Townson did actually press or stamp severall Sheets of paper with a counterfeit stampt in the similitude of a Sixpenny stamp and as the Said Townson stamp the paper he this Deponent marked the same Sheets with the black mark, and after that the Said Leonard took a way with him near the Quantity of a Quire soe stampt or mark't pay this Deponent a very Small matter fro it. And further saith that about 3. Years agoe, this Informant did deliver unto the said Edmo Townson the Quantity of a Quire or more of the like Counterfeit paper, of double Sixpenny Stamps, the which he the Said Ed,o Townsō knew to be Counterfeit Stampt paper, and for the same gave this Informant very little or nothing. And further saith that he hath seen the Said Edm.o Townson write upon the same counterfeit Stamp paper so had of this Deponent as aforesaid. And further saith that he is positive that those writeings on counterfeit stamp paper (which this Deponent hath this day seen, and picked out from amongst the paper and Writeings of Thomas Backhouse, were not any of them received by the said Thomas Backhouse from this Informant directly of Indirectly. Capt jurat an et die suꝑdict coram nobis                     Hen Horsfaile Cha: Rigby Tho: Sherston.