Mary Sherston: The Examination of Mary Sherston 20 December 1702

|Middx Ss| The Examinaion of Mary Sherston of the parish of S^t Wapping in the country of Middx afores^d taken this 20^th {day}of xber 1702

Who saith that the counterfeit that was taken in her custody yesterday was belonging to one W^m: Clement who since has made his escape and saith that her room lay in com̄on for the whole family & that she was bid by the said Clement to bring down y^e counterfeit mony so taken upon her, butt does not know who made it, and further sayth that she doth not know how the flask, Screws, files spand crucibles & other materialls taken in her said roome came to be there. cap{illeg}d|tut| coram me anno et die prædict: J Stanley        Mary: ^her M:S: _mark Sherston

|Middx Ss| Rose Iron being duly Examin.^d saith that y^e Trunks in his Lodging room in Virginia Street are all his butt doth not know how y^e bagg of of {sic} Spand came into his trunk butt owns he saw a bagg taken thereout unless one W^m: Clemens (who fled) putt it there, nor doth he know any thing how the crucibles that were found in his Kitchin came there.capt. coram me ann et die pradict: J Stanley                Rose Iron

Memdm Ann Iron his wide speaks to the                     smae purpose      RW