The Examination of Thomas Trott alsalias Carter alsalias Williams alsalias Brown taken this 1st. day of Iuly 1704.

489Who saith that he hath seen the sdsaid Trott has lodged by times about six month at the Lambs Inn on the back side of St Clements and was there when he was this day apprrehended upon a Warrant for high Treason but knows not how those 21. Counterfeit french pistoles found upon the floor in his Lodging room (and now shewn unto him) came there, but doth own that a bair portmanteau Trunk trunck wchwhich was this day seized in his Roome did belong unto one mr Smith who about 10. dayes agoe took the key along with him into the Countrey. And this ExamtExaminant doth own that he had some linnen in the sdsaid trunk and he this ExamtExaminant not haveing the Key he did break it open upon Tuesday last, (and doth own that 12 Shilling in currtcurrent money found in the sdsaid trunk was his) to take out the Linnen whchwhich he then wanted, he denys that he knowes any thing of the Dyes for coyning French Pistoles taken in the sd.said Trunk. He also denys that he knew any thing of the mixture of Quicksilver in the said Trunk.489 This ExamtExaminant doth own that he did know one Richard Iorden a silver Smith decd.deceived and that he hath been severall times with him in his work room in Butcher Row Temple Barr, and did there make some silver Ferrills for fishing TakleTackle in yethe sd.said Room, And that he hath been there severall times since the decease of the sd.said Iorden and that he hath seen the sd.said socket and yethe other peicespieces of lead now shewn unto him in the said Room or work Garrot, but doth not know the use of them, he doth own that he doth know Mr Hen Fitzgerrald and the aforesdsaid Mr Smith, and hath seen the sdsaid persons in the sd.said work room or Garrat with the aforesd.said Iordan. He this ExamtExaminant doth now know how the plate Engraven, and for Counterfeiting banck Bank Bill come into the aforesd.said Trunk now who did engrave the same.

Tho Trott