Joseph Kettle: The Deposition of Joseph Kettle 1 April 1699

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Joseph Kettle of Swinnington in the County of Stafford BlackSmith deposeth as followeth, this first day of Aprill 99. saith that he did see William Rowley of Scott hay in the Parish of Keele in the Said County and Edward Lawson of the Same place within the Space of four yeares past coyn Severall pieces of Counterfeit money being all $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Crownes of King Charles and King James coyns part milld Money & <001v> part other the mettle they made the Said $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ Crowns was Silver & brass and they made the Same thus they Set the Same in potts or cruises on the fire to melt and after melted Pourd the same unto Flaskes and run the Same into $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ crownes That is into a plate to coyn the Same and the same Mole that made the half Crownes made the edges thereof, and Saw them per feet the Same and that he hath brought some of those half Crownes and of Less vallue then the Same were coyned for and hath put the same away for a better value then he hath paid for them                     Joseph Kettle

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