Mary Ball: The Information of Mary Ball of St Anns parish Spinster 4 February 1698/9

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The Informacon of Mary Ball of S^t. anns ꝑish Spinster 4 day of February 169$\frac{8}{9}$

She saith that abo^t. the Midle of last summer wⁿ. y^e weather was very hot m^r Thomas Carter now prisoner in Newgate sent her to Will Chaloner now prisoner in Newgate for he knew w^t. and upon her delivering this message he the sd Chaloner gave her 6^s. newly made and wrapt up in a piece of paper and bid her tell the said Carter that if they were not made as they should be the next should be better

That the last summ^r she had severall parcells of Mill'd Shill^s of her M^rs. Katherine Karter to put off and that the shillings lookt as if they had been newly made and in putting them off she hath severall times been stopt and forced to change them upon complaint that they were Counterfeit and that she hath sometimes seen the sd William Chaloner call the said Cath Carter aside and give her a litle paper wrapt up with something in it w^ch this Informant took to be counterfeit money newly made because her said M^rs. Kath Carter hath given her such mon'y immediatly to put off and that she once saw the said Chaloner give the said Katherine Carter to {sic} such shill^s. naked and y^t Chaloner used the last summer to come often to the house of the said Katherine Carter and there had a furnace of a Chimney of a Room up two pair of staires forwards and melting pots and a Ladle to melt Metall in and Charcoal in a Closset by the Chimney and that wⁿ the s^d Chaloner went into that room he <60r> used to lock himself in and charge that if any body came to speak w^th. him they should deny him and that he would stay lockt up in the room sometimes two or 3 houres togeather

Mary Ball

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