The Informaction of Samll Mabbat Servant to Henry
Mildenay of Twyford in the County of SouthtonSouthampton Esqr
taken this 13°. day of May 1700.
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He saith ytthat on Thursday last he recdreceived of IJohn Galloway by the
hands of Ann Galloway the wife of the sd.said Ino. Galloway for yethe
use of his Master Henry Mildenay aforesdsaid the summe of 100li
in Guineas & a six pence (where being 93 Guineas) and that he
recdreceived the same at yethe house of yethe said IJohn Galloway a Meal
man near to Watts Coffee house in Iermyn street in St IJames's
And ytthat after he this Informant had pdpaid away 23 of those Guineas to sevrerall
persons he carried the remaining 70 Guineas on Satturday last to
mr Richard Hoar a Goldsmith in Fleet street to pay to him the sd.said
Mr Hoar yethe sumemme of 75li. for yethe use of Mr Augustine Brewster
Whereupon Henry Hoare son of yethe sdsaid Richard in receiveing yethe said
Guineas and viewing them on yethe Edges observed many of them
to be ill Grain'd as if they Hhad been done with a file and
severing yethe bad Guineas from yethe Good Ones and trying them by
weight found above 50. of them too light by about 4 or 5
Graines a piece and Marked on yethe Edges by a Counterfeit Grain
ing whereby he concluded ytthat they had been deminished. Thereupon
yethe sdsaid Henry Hoar stopt yethe said Guineas and sealed them up in
this Informants bag with this Informants seale. And he this
Informant believes yethe bag of Guinea's now produced by the
said Mr Richard Hoar to be yethe same bag of Guineas there sealed up.
Samll Mabbatt
Iurat anno et die preed. coram
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