Mary Bush: The Examination of Mary Bush of Highgate in the county of Middlesex Widow 13 August 1698 Isaac Newton c. 321 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 13 Aug 1698, c. 321 words. MINT 15/17/21, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/21 Mary BushRobert LacyMary LacyThomas Read 13 Aug 1698 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott Metadata on person, relation and place added by Yvonne Martin-Portugues Santacreu
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The Examincaction of Mary Bush of Highgate in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Widdow taken this 13th day of augt. 1698

Who saith yt.that in or abot.about March last past as this Examt.Examinant was going to Redriff she met with one Mr. Robt. Lacy who went with this ExamtExaminant Redriffe aforesaid, and in their return at the request of the said Lacy this Examt.Examinant let him the said Lacy a room in her house at Highgate and in two or three dayes after the said Robt Lacy, Mary his wife and one Mr. Thomas Read came to his Informant's house at Highgate and in a day or two afterwards this Examt.Examinant saw the said Robert Lacy and Mary his wife counterfeit the current coyn of this Kingdom by casting of shillings and the sdsaid Thomas Read was assisting to them in doing the same

And this Informt.Informant further sayth that abot.about three years ago she this Examt.Examinant used to scour and wash for the said Robt. Lacy and Mary his wife who then lived in Bell Ally near Colemand Street. and this Examt.Examinant did and there see the said Robt Lacy and Mary his wife clip the Current Coyn of this Kingdom severall yeares

And this Examt.Examinant further sayth that upon her seingseeing the said Robt. Lacy and Mary his wife make counterfeit money as aforesaid She this Examt.Examinant told the said Lacy that if she had thought they would have made false money in her house she would not have let her Room to him but Mary the wife of the sdsaid Lacy seemingly said that this Examt.Examinant should have the third part of the false money which they were coyned

This Examt.Examinant farther sayth that she hath been assisting to the sdsaid Robt. Lacy and his wife in Clipping the Currant Coyn of this Realm in a house in Petty France by Moor fields

the mark of Mary Bush