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                <title>Fragment of the deposition of Sarah Cletor</title>
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<note type="metadataLine"><hi rend="italic">c</hi>. Aug 1698?, <hi rend="italic">c.</hi> 603 words.</note>
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                    <p>An uncertain number of pages following f. 7 are missing, which includes the close of Mint 15/17.16, <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT01271">MINT01271</ref>, and the entirety of Mint 15/17.17 in addition to the beginning of this entry.</p>
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                    <p>A complete entry from Sarah Cletor, dated 17 May 1699, is in Mint 15/17.207, <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT01457">MINT01457</ref>.</p>
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                    <p xml:id="par1">in Holborn and Price said he would not medle with <gap reason="damage" unit="words" extent="3"/> <lb xml:id="l1"/>afterwards came to the <choice><abbr>Exam<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Examinants</expan></choice> house to see a specimen of it but <lb xml:id="l2"/>the <choice><abbr>Exam<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Examinant</expan></choice> had none of it to she him she saith also that the said <lb xml:id="l3"/>smith hath sometymes mett a Certain Docto<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</orig><reg>or</reg></choice> of Physick at the <lb xml:id="l4"/>Butt Ale house in Kings street in Bloomsbury: which Doctor <lb xml:id="l5"/>is a fatt short man with one Legg swelled beggar then the other and <lb xml:id="l6"/>last wednesday <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> 12 o'clock the said m<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. smith shewed <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>Exam<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Examinant</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l7"/>a <choice><orig>ꝑ</orig><reg>par</reg></choice>cell of Counterfeit Milld money (<choice><abbr>sh<hi rend="overline">ills</hi></abbr><expan>shillings</expan></choice> shalf Crowns and Crowns) <lb xml:id="l8"/>and said that it was for the said Doctor whose name was <choice><abbr>Y<hi rend="overline">ong</hi></abbr><expan>Young</expan></choice>. And <lb xml:id="l9"/>being then sent for by a boy whose names was <choice><orig>I</orig><reg>J</reg></choice>ames went out with <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l10"/>money to the <choice><abbr>D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>Doctor</expan></choice> and returned without it and after his return told <lb xml:id="l11"/>her <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> he had now gotten a very good Customer and <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> he <unclear reason="hand" cert="low">was</unclear> to <lb xml:id="l12"/>50<hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="overline">ll</hi></hi>. more but that he wanted a <choice><abbr>Conven<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Convenient</expan></choice> place to make it, and <lb xml:id="l13"/>the <choice><abbr>Depon<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Deponent</expan></choice> asking how his friend disposed of it he replyed <lb xml:id="l14"/>that the <choice><abbr>D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>Doctor</expan></choice> had a friend either in the Bank or Exche<choice><orig></orig><reg>quer</reg></choice> who <lb xml:id="l15"/>could fling it into a room full of money and that it should never <lb xml:id="l16"/>rise up <choice><abbr>ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>against</expan></choice> him any more. She sayth also that M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Smith told <lb xml:id="l17"/>her <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>Doctor</expan></choice> would let him have 20<hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="overline">ll</hi></hi>. to go to work with and that Dr <lb xml:id="l18"/>Young and M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Smith have been long concern<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">d</hi></orig><reg>ed</reg></choice> together <lb xml:id="l19"/>but after what manner she knows not she saith also that coming <lb xml:id="l20"/>once (Viz <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> a month ago) up into his room she saw a Charcoale <lb xml:id="l21"/>Fire in the Chimney and 2 long hoopes of Iron filled with a <lb xml:id="l22"/>red stuff like Clay and on m<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>. Hammings was in his <lb xml:id="l23"/>company and with a wyer brush rubbed something which the <choice><abbr>Exam<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Examinant</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l24"/>took to be a shilling she saith also that M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>. Hammings used to <lb xml:id="l25"/>come to him frequently and that he told her that mrs <lb xml:id="l26"/>Hammers workt with him she saith also that <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> a week <lb xml:id="l27"/>ago M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Smith told her <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>. 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                She went with M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Legat and M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Snow to the said M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>. Cramps <lb xml:id="l42"/>house on the backwise of Red Lyon Square and shewed <lb xml:id="l43"/>m<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Legatt where <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> bagg was hid for whilst mrs. Cramp <lb xml:id="l44"/>fetcht a pot of beer this <choice><abbr>Exam<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Examinant</expan></choice> had it at her beds foot <lb xml:id="l45"/>and <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">n</hi>.</abbr><expan>when</expan></choice> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Legat took it from thence and opened it she <lb xml:id="l46"/>saw in it some Counterfeit money and two <choice><abbr>Instrum<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Instruments</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l47"/>of Brass and some other things which she supposes <unclear reason="hand" cert="low">Some</unclear> <lb xml:id="l48"/>might use in coyning</p>
                
                <p rend="right" xml:id="par2">the mark of <lb type="intentional" xml:id="l49"/>Sarah  Cletor</p>
                
                <anchor xml:id="n008v-01"/><note place="marginLeft" target="#n008v-01"><foreign xml:lang="lat">Capt die et anno preedict <lb type="intentional" xml:id="l50"/>coram</foreign> Is Newton</note>
                
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