Moses Beranger: The Examination of Moses Barrenger (Beranger) 24 July 1704

The Exaiaion of Moses Barrenger taken upon Oath this 24. ^thday of July 1704.

Who saith that on or about the 20^th day of June last he this Exam.^t did sell unto M^r John Cartlish, about the quantity of 1400.^oz of peices of Eight, And further saith that he did also sell unto the Said M^r Cartlich another parcell of about the same quantity, about the 10.^th of July Instant, And doth further depose upon his Oath y^t he the said Moses Barrenger bought all the peices of Eight menioned in the above S^d parcells of M^r Berth Marchant in Marklayn Lond.^o And he further upon his Oath saith that he did not acquaint the S^d M^r Berth, that M^r Cartlich had any suspicon, y^t any of the first ꝑcell of the peices of Eight were Counterfeit, nor did he this Exam.^t know y^t any of the first parcell of peices of Eight (or any other in y^e ꝑcells) were Counterfeits, And further upon his Oath saith that he hath heard that the S^d M^r Berth did practice or made it his Imploy (before he came from France {)}, to buy and Sell the severall Species of most sorts of Coynes, and that he hath been also told y^t the S^d M^r Berth, was about to take some house in Lond.^o to set up the trade of a Refiner.                                         Moses Beranger Cap^t. jurat &c^t S. Lovell R.^der