The InformaionInformation of Mr Wm Atwill Goldsmith taken upon Oath &c.t this 24. day of July 1704.

Who saith that he this Deponent hath bought at divers times severall parcells of peices of Eight of Mr Berth March.tMarchant in Mark Layn, and that he this Depon.tDeponent hath often found fault with Some of the peices of Eight so bought as aforesdaforesaid and returned the same back to the aforesdaforesaid Mr Berth, And he this Depon.tDeponent doth say that he doth beleive the peices of Eight so returnd as aforesdaforesaid to be good Silver, but doth not beleive they were either coyn'd or Stampt in Spain, or in the Spanish west Indies. And that those which he so Objected against are of the same sort that is now shewn unto him, and ytthat he doth not remember, that any other person did Offer to Sell him any of the aforesdaforesaid Suspitious peices of Eight Except the aforesaid Mr Berth.

Capt. S Lovll Hee the SdSaid Depon.tDeponent being further Examined saith & deposeth that since his above ExaiaionExamination was taken he was at the East Company Treasury to know, whether they had look't over the peices of Eight he last Sold them, and had there, about 150. peices return'd upon his hands for Counterfeit, wchwhich he deposeth he beleives he bought from Mr Berth, and are of the same kind with those above mentioned, And produced unto him. Wm Atwill Capt. et jurat an et die Suꝑ dict coram me S. Lovell R.drRecorder