The Deposiction of William Butler of Rupert street in St. IJames westmr.inster GentGentleman 29th. Iune 1698

He sayth that abot.about 5 or 6 weeks ago Dr. Stringer Chymist in York buildings carryed the Depont.Deponent to mr mollins of the old Change and not finding him there they went to his work house for casting of Iron in Southwark and finding him there he asked Dr. Stringer wnwhen he had seen Oadesl (or Odes) but wt.what answr.er Dr Stringer made yethe DepontDeponent remembers not upon parting they appointed another meeting and yn.then meeting at the Gun Tavern at Billingsgate they had some discourse abot.about a Dessigne to engage one mr. Burdone a Cheesmonger at Billingsgate and yn.then in company with them at the said Gun Taverne to be bound with mr. mollins in borrowing a sum of mony of a friend of the Deponents upon bills of Exchange which bills were to be counterfeit. A few dayes after (ꝑperhaps a week) mr. Cooper took up Dr. Stringer by a ConbleConstable for putting off a five pound Counterfeit bill to him and carryed the Dr.Doctor to the Swan Tavern near Coopers and the Dr.Doctor there sent for mr. molins who came and made up the buissines and a few dayes after the DepontDeponent heard yethe Dr.Doctor curse his missfortune and saying he had this Cooper to pay and yethe Depont.Deponent answering wt.what it could not cost you above 40 or 50s the DrDoctor replyed but there's a Gratuity for he vi Cooper would not have made it up else the Depont.Deponent sayeth also that he heard Mollins at the Queen's head Tavern within Temple Barr call the Dr.Doctor a rogue and say that he made such blunders in his buissines and ytthat he had this bill to pay for and yethe DepontDeponent replying that was but a small matter the sdsaid Molins answerd theres isa Gratuity more then you think on to Cooper or els he would not have let the DrDoctor goe The DepontDeponent sayth also that before the DrDoctor was taken up by Cooper the said Mr. Molins at yethe Gun Tavern at Billingsgate said that if he had Odle here he should furnish us (meaning Stringer and himselfe + the Depont.Deponent) with wt.what should carry us to yethe market meaning cancellded bills as the Depont.Deponent then conjectured Molins and Stringer used to talk much of Odle and Molins said that he loved Injenious men and would be the Deponents friend