Margaret Spellman: The Information of Margaret Spellman wife of Nicholas Spellman of Rupert Street parish of St James Westminster yeoman 8 August 1698

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/93, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Informacon of Margaret Spellman wife of Nicholas Spellman of Rupert str ꝑish of S^t Iames Westm^r yeoman 8^th august 1698

Who saith that on Fryday last this Inform^t. was in company of one Mary Miller and Margery Iohnson in Rupert street aforesd and then and there the sd Margery Iohnson did declare y^t Mary Miller had ruind a Family by bear swearing ag^t them and being treatcherous to y^m + would take away their lives especially M^r Whitfields but y^t her mother Whitfield had y^t day fetcht her out of prison and paid part of her Fees and y^t she (Margery Iohnson) would endeav^r to cut off the Evidence of the sd Mary Miller which she had given ag^t Whitfield and his wife and called Miller Treatcherous Bitch and the day following which was Saturday <41v> the said Margery Iohnson came to this Inform^t. and did tell her that if she would swear ag^t. Mary Miller y^t she this Inform^t. had seen her make false money she the said Margery Iohnson would help this Inform^t. to a friend y^t would be very kind to her but this Depon^t. refusing to do so because she never saw any such thing by Miller The sd Margery Iohnson did then delare that if she would not swear ag^t. Miller as aforesd she would sear y^t. this Depon^t had made false money in her sight and shewed this Inform^t. some money which was wrapt in a paper and said she would swear that she had it of this Inform^t.

And y^t in the evening of the day that Mary Miller was apprehended this Inform^t saw one M^r Whitfield at his own Door in the ꝑish of S^t. Gyles Middx and the sd Whitfield told this Inform^t. y^t Mary Miller had decryed a Countrey Gent (a Friend of his) and had sent him to Newgate abo^t. Counterfeit pistols but had Whitfield imployd any Trusty friend to have put off Counterfeit pistols he could have got 10^l ꝑ week by it and named severall of his acquaintance that got 10^li a week by putting off Counterfeit Spanish pistolls who lived in Wapping as Whitfield declared but this Inform^t cannot rember their names

the mark of
Margaret Spellman

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^[2] This Informacon was not sworn to