Nicholas Storks: The Examination of Nicholas Storks of the parish of St James Westminster Baker 12 September 1698

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The Examinacon of Nicholas Storks of the ꝑish of |S^t.| Iames Westm^r Baker 12 day of 7ber 1698

Who saith that abo^t. 3 months ago one Mary Pywell came to this Inform^ts. Shop & bought of him bread & oatmeal which she gave 3^d$\frac{1}{2}$ for & in paying for the same this Exam^t. took half a Ginea {sic} in Gold of the sd Mary Pywell which half Ginea {sic} wanted above on shill and 5^d of what its true value ought to have been and this Inform^t further saith that his wife hath told him the said Mary Pywell hath been twice at his house and desired her both tymes to change her half a Ginea {sic} but she refused so to do and this Inform^t. further sayth y^t abo^t. 3 weeks ago the said Mary Pywell bought half a pound of Cheese at a Cheesmongers adjoyning to this Exam^ts house and produced half a Ginea {sic} to be changed in order to pay for the Cheese which she had bought but this Exam^t. being present and having a suspicon that it wanted weight took the said half Ginea {sic} and went to a Goldsmiths shop near Leicester fields to get it weighed and the Goldsmith weighed the same and told this Exam^t. that it wanted 16^d. of what its true Value ought to be

Nicho Storkes

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