Mary Stringer: The Examination of Mary Stringer the wife of Moses Stringer of Villers Street in York builders Chymist practitioner in physick 28 June 1698

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The Examinacon of Mary Stringer the wife of Moses Stringer of Villers street in York buildings Chymist Practition^r in physick 28 Iune 1698

She sayth that her said husband had an Exchecq^r. bill of one M^r. Walford abo^t. {illeg}|h|alf a year ago and paid to          who lives in Southwark and sells Furrs to make Hatts and that abo^t. 5 or 6 weeks ago (as she thinks) as her said husband (as he told her) had an Exchecq^r. bill of one M^r. Mills of Staffordsh for physick which two bills were 5^ll bills and that her said husband put away the last of these bills to M^r        Souls man in Cannon street who paid it to one or two more but then the noat {sic} being worn as passed on the <16r> backside in y^e foalds where it was returned back to her husband and she shewed i{illeg}|t| to a Goldsmith M^r       in Fleetstreet who said it was {good} all but the 5^s. Interest upon it and afterwards she put it off to a Gent on Ludgate hill M^r.      at the 1^s or 2^d shop of the right hand a Mercers Shop abo^t. 3 weeks ago and since y^t. time she and her husb^d. have heard nothing of the bill and that wⁿ. his last bill was returned to her husband as above one m^r. Butler being told of it by M^r. mollins an Iron Factor in the old Change desired to see it and offer^d. to put it off for 4^ll. 10^s. if her husband would lend him 20^s. thereof upon a Noat {sic} but the Exam^t. told her husband that she believed it was a good one and thereupon carryed it to the Goldsmith in Fleetstreet to have his opinion as is abovemenconed and that besides the two bills above menconed she doth not know that her husband hath reced or payed away any others

Mary Stringer

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