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

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/473, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|Lancast^er Ss| The further Informaion of Henry Horsfaile Chymist of Lancaster taken \on Oath/ {this} 26. day of August 1703

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