Moses Stringer: The Examination of Moses Stringer of Villers Street in York buildings Chymist 29 June 1698 Isaac Newton c. 528 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 29 Jun 1698, c. 528 words. MINT 15/17/35, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/35 Doctor Moses StringerChemistMr OadesDeputy Receiver for WinchesterMr CooperSalesmanMr MillsMary StringerWilliam WalfordOilmanJohn MatthewsOilmanSamuel WalsallCoffeemanSiphorus LeeFurrier 29 Jun 1698 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott
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The Examinaction of Moses Stringer of Villers street in York buildings Chymist 29 Iune 1698

He sayth that abot.about 6 or 7 weeks ago calling to see mr Oades Deputy ReceivrReceiver Winchestr.er he found him taking the numbers of a great parcel of Exchecqr.uer bills which were cancelled and to be returned into the Excheqruer yethe next day and thereupon offered the said mr. Oads this assistance in taking yethe numbers of them and as he was assisting him he said to mr. Oades what a brave ꝑparcell of bills are here and mr. Oads replyed that they were not all worth 2d. and the Examt.Examinant made answr.er then give me 3 or 4 to wype my wth.with and Mr. Oades replyed he would not doe the Examt.Examinant so much dammage because it was ill jesting with such Edge Tooles but afterwdswards one of them dropping down he took it up privatlyprivately without the knowledge of Mr Oades and carrying home and being presst with extream necessity he tryed with sweet oyle or Vitriol (vizt 80 of digested with once or twice it'sits weight of ) to take out yethe Cross with which it was cancelled on the foreside and the Menstruum took out the cross and left the paper something yellow and brittle read to cralk and the Examt.Examinant put it off to mr. Cooper a Salesman in Cannon street who offered it to a Collector but the Collector refusing it mr. Cooper brought it back to the Examt.Examinant saying it was a banck bill pasted paper on the backside to hold it togeather and yn.then the Examt.Examinant shewdshewed it to his wife and told her ytthat he had it of one mr mills and she carryded it to a Goldsmith in Fleetstreet who said it was a good one and afterwards she put it off to a Mercer on Ludgate hill abot.about 3 weeks ago

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The above menctioned Moses Stringer sayth further that half a year ago he borrowd.ed of mr. William Walford of Leadenhall street by Creed Church Oyleman a 5ll. Exchecquer bill to be paid in specie in 5 dayes and yt.that mr. IJohn Matthews agt.against the suger loafe alehouse in Bucklers bury Oyleman and as the Deponent thinks partner with the sdsaid Walford was then present and that Mr. Samuel Walsall caffeeman in Bartholomew Lane was surtety to mr. Walford for the paymt.ent of yethe money by a Note which he and the Examt.Examinant gave to mr Walford, and yt.that Walsall kept the bill till the Examt.Examinant kept paid it awaly So ytthat the Examt.Examinant had it not in his hands above 12 an hour and that the Examt.Examinant the next day after he thus borrowded this bill of Walford paid it away to one siphorus Lee at the 3 Cups in Tooly street Southwark Furrier for 50s. debt and 47s. 6d ready money and ytthat he never saw in the hands of mr. Oads any Exchecquer billsorbill or bills except at the tyme above menctioned nor ever saw Mr. Oades since yt.that tyme

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