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

The Examination 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 Examinant 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 that he the said Moses Barrenger bought all the peices of Eight mentioned in the above Said parcells of M^r Berth Marchant in Marklayn Lond.^o And he further upon his Oath saith that he did not acquaint the Said M^r Berth, that M^r Cartlich had any suspicion, that any of the first parcell of the peices of Eight were Counterfeit, nor did he this Examinant know that any of the first parcell of peices of Eight (or any other in the parcells) were Counterfeits, And further upon his Oath saith that he hath heard that the Said 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 that the Said 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 Recorder