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The Examinacc
street within the parrish of St. r.
taken this 19th. day of Iuly 1698
Who saith that t.t.
Scepter in St. Andrews street near the Dyall t.
New Buildings near Monmoath street in the t. Gyles
in the Fieldsr. Ball now in
custody and another man with him did then send for this t.
up stairs and told her that they understood by the people of the
house that she was reduced to poverty: but they could put this
in away whereby
self and get some money by it and thro t.
the buissines was they would have her be concerned in the
Mr.
would have this t.
counterfeit Spanish pistoles for them and this Deponent
told them that she had noe clothes that were fitt to wear in the
countrey one of the said persons said that they would procure her
clothes but this t.
and the said Mr.
been very desirous to have this t.
putting off Counterfeit Spanish pistoles for him but she
still denyed to be any way concerned in such a practise
but this t.
to go to the said Crown and Scepter did go thither where
she found the said Mr.
for this t.
and then very earnestly impostt.
to put off some Counterfeit Spanish pistoles
with and this t.
vend the said pistoles except one
where upon the said
pistoles to this Deponents said Friend and said he would allow
at 7s, apiece and ordered this t.s.
for the 2 pistoles or the pistoles againe and this t.
imediatly go with the said Counterfeit pistoles to one Mrs Saker
in Smithfield and shewed them to her and the said Mrs. Saker
ordered this t.
the next day but bid her get them as cheap as she could for t.
she believed they wanted of weight and kept one of the
two pistoles to try what it weighed and lent this t.
half a Crown to give the said Ball to pay his recconi
but when the t.
Scepter the said Ball was gone away and had left word (as
the Landlady of the house told the t
her meet him there this morning to give him an t.
had done who accordingly mett the said Ball at the said
house this morning and there was in company a woman the t.
and this t.
the said Mrs. Saker and this t.
but he refused to let her have them because as she said she
was a
money before he parted with them but if she brought
40s. from her friend for them he would let her have m.
and her friend might take as many of them as she pleased
at 5s. apiece She went to Mrs. Saker and returned presently
with her to an alehouse by Smithfield where the said
Ball was and told him to let her have the Gold
look rs Saker had 40s. ready to give him
So he the said
pistoles now produced and gave them to this t.
and as she was giving them to Mrs. Saker Mr Saker
with others came into the room and took the said pistoles
out of this ts.
the said Ball
Mary Miller