Joan Williams: The Examination of Joan the wife of David Williams 11 July 1701

|Middx & Westm^r } Ss| The Examinaion of Joan the Wife of David Williams of the Parish of S.^t James's Westm^r. taken this 11.^th day of July 1701.

She saith y^t she hath bought Severall parcells of counterfeit Shillings for Six pence and Sixpence halfpenny a peice of one Roger Bentley, John Gaul, and one ...... Smith and some other Persons who cry ends of Gold and Silver about the Streets whose names (at p^resent) this Exam.^t doth not very well rememb^er & this Examinant further Saith y^t she hath also bought Counterfeit shillings for Sixpence a peive of one William Montford a Souldier who lives on Clerkenwell green & y^t y^e S^d William Montford hath offered to ꝑcure 5.^£ of Counterfeit money, ꝑvided this Exam.^t would give him halfe the tale in good & Curr.^nt Mony for it, and she further saith that she hath heard the said Montford say y^t he has made great Quantities of counterfeit Mony in Flanders, and that she doth verily beleive he doth still Counterfeit the Curr.^nt coyn of this Kingdome, And she further saith y^t she had one counterfeit Shilling of one Thomas Williams and have gim 6.^s good mony for it, he the S^d Thomas Williams first brought she this Exam.^t acquainted with the S^d Montford.                                    Joan ^her X ^mark Williams Cap.^t an et die ꝑdict coram me J. Stanley