Martha Browne: The Examination of Martha Browne now a prisoner in the new prison at St James's Clerkenwell 26 September 1698
The Examinacon of Martha Browne now a Prisonr in ye new prison at St. Iames's Clerkenwell 26th 7ber 1698
Who saith that abot. a quarter of a year ago this Examt. receed a Spanish pistoll of Iohn Fountaine now in custody in order to pay for half pack loafe and this Examt. went with the said pistoll to one Ann Briggs of Rownd Court in French ally Goswell street in the ꝑish of St Gyles {Criple} gate Widdow and desired the said Ann Briggs to fetch her a half peck loafe from the Bakehouse and pay for it with the said pistoll and the said Ann Briggs went accordingly to a Bakehouse and brought back a halfe peck loafe and said she had paid for it out of the sd pistoll + brought back the rest of the money given in change for the pistoll aforesaid And abot. a week afterwards the said Ann Briggs came to this Examt. and brought her a Counterfeit Spanish pistoll which had a piece which had a piece {sic} {cutt} off it and appeared to be of a White Metall of the inside of it and the said Briggs told this Examt. that the Bakers wife brought it so cutt to her and said it was the pistoll which the said Ann Brigs had p{illeg}|a|id for the loafe as aforesaid and this Examt. changd the said Counterfeit Spanish pistoll so cutt and afterwards threw it away
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