William Robson: The Information of William Robson 27 May 1702

|Com Ebory Ss. }| The Informaion of W:^m Robson of Cotherston in the north Riding of the County of York yeoman taken upon oath before me this 27^th Day of May in the 1^st year of her Maj:^tys Reign Anno Dom: 1702

Who Informeth and upon His oath saith that for y^e space of two years last past he hath been acquainted with James Blades of Swaledale in y^e north riding of the county of York miner and that within the said time he hath frequently seen in the custody of y^e said James Blades at Cotherston aforesaid and at Gateshead in the county of Durham divers tools & instrum:^tts for coyning half crowns and that y^e said James Blades hath often shewed the Informant severall counterfeit half crows w^ch he said were coined by himself and further told him that he could coyn a hundred pound of such money in a weeks time if he had a convenient house for that purpose, and the informant further deposeth that y^e said James Blades did several times give him the informant counterfeit moneys to utter for him and also desir.^d him to make interest to others to putt of his S^d counterfeit moneys for him, and he farther deposeth and saith that the said James Blades told him that he the S^d James Blades could coyn guineas if he had a stock for it and being examined further saith not W:^m Robson capt: & Jurat Corā me Die et anno pradict: } William Bowes