However, when orders for counterfeit money were sent to him, he refused them: "I will do anything, short of being a common informer against particular persons, to stop the malpractices of the Birmingham coiners."
Da han imidlertid fik ordrer på falske penge, nægtede han at modtage dem: "Jeg vil gøre alt, bortset fra at være en gemen stikker af enkeltpersoner, for at stoppe uvæsenet blandt møntmestrene i Birmingham."