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The Examinaction of George Green of the ꝑparish of St. Andrews
Holborn in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Linnen Draper 2d. March 169
Who upon his examinaction saith That he knowes William Thornton who formerly kept a Tavern in Bury in Suffolk and was a prisonrer in Newgate abot.about 2 yeares ago and entered into a Recognizance for him 2 years ago to Bayle him out of the said Newgate and that he knows on Mr. Holder and that he hath been in company of one mr Salder and hath heard that the said Sadler lived in the Isle of Ely but this Examinant doth deny that he ever knew the said persons to be Counterfeiters of the Current Coyn of this Realm or that ever he received any Counterfeit money of the said persons and this Examt.Examinant doth deny that ever he did procure and Metall or materialls for the said Thornton, Holder or Sadler or any persons els or was privy to any persons making Counterfeit money whatrever this Examt.Examinant further saith that he knowes mr Howes of Norwich Mercht.Merchant and the reason of his knowledge was that the had 80ll. worth of Norwich stuffes from the said Howes
Geo: Greene
Capt. die et anno preedict Coram
Is. Newton