John Whitfield: The Examination of John Whitfield of St Andrews Street in St Gyles's parish Victualler 5 August 1698 Isaac Newton c. 328 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 Aug 1698, c. 328 words. MINT 15/17/14, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/14 John WhitfieldVictuallerFrancis Ball William ButlerThomas HallUrsula WhitfieldMary Miller 5 Aug 1698 England English Latin 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 Examinacotion of IJohn Whitfield of St Andrews street in St Gyles's ꝑparish Victualler taken this 5th. day of Augt. 1698

He saith that abot.about five or six weeks ago one Ball now prisoner in Newgate received of one Lawson a parcell of Counterfeit Spanish Pistolls wrapt up in a paper in Sight of this Examt.Examinant and that Lawson in delivering the paper said that there was 20 pistolls in it but the Examt.Examinant did not see the pistolls in it and that this was done in Lawson's house in Boswell Court on the backside of St. ClemtsClements The Examt.Examinant saith also that a few dayes after the said Ball brought to the ExamtsExaminants house two false pistoles which the Examt believes to be part of the twenty and told the Examt.Examinant that if he could put them off he should have them for 6 shillsshillings or at 5s 11 rather then faile and this he offered in discharge of a Debt of abot.about 8 or 9s owing by the said Ball to this Examt.Examinant And ytthat abot.about 2 or 3 dayes or a week after Mr. WmWilliam. Butler and Thomas Hall came to the ExamtsExaminants house and in some discourse askt yethe Examt.Examinant if he could help them to any Spanish pistolls to put off and thereupon the Examt.Examinant and his wife or one of them or one of them gave the said Butler and Hall two pistolls to put off

He saith also that abotabout 5 weeks ago Mrs. Mary Moore alsalias Miller brought to the Examt.Examinant 103 Sixpences which the Examt.Examinant took to be pewter and offered them to the Examt.Examinant after the rate of 20 for a Crown and that the ExamtsExaminants wife kept one of those Sixpences and the Examt.Examinant another and gave a third to Mr. Butler and returned the rest being an hundred in Number to the said Mrs Miller

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