The Examinaction of Martha Browne now a Prisonrer in yethe new prison at St. IJames's Clerkenwell 26th 7ber 1698

Who saith that abot.about a quarter of a year ago this Examt.Examinant receedreceived a Spanish pistoll of IJohn Fountaine now in custody in order to pay for half pack loafe and this Examt.Examinant went with the said pistoll to one Ann Briggs of Rownd Court in French ally Goswell street in the ꝑparish of St Gyles Criple gate Widdow and desired the said Ann Briggs to fetch her a half peck loafe from the Bakehouse and pay for it with the said pistoll and the said Ann Briggs went accordingly to a Bakehouse and brought back a halfe peck loafe and said she had paid for it out of the sdsaid pistoll + brought back the rest of the money given in change for the pistoll aforesaid And abot.about a week afterwards the said Ann Briggs came to this Examt.Examinant and brought her a Counterfeit Spanish pistoll which had a piece which had a piece cutt off it and appeared to be of a White Metall of the inside of it and the said Briggs told this Examt.Examinant that the Bakers wife brought it so cutt to her and said it was the pistoll which the said Ann Brigs had paid for the loafe as aforesaid and this Examt.Examinant changded the said Counterfeit Spanish pistoll so cutt and afterwards threw it away

the mark of Martha Browne