Lingen Herring: The Examination of Lingen Herring foot soldier in the First Regiment of Guards 14 February 1698/9 Isaac Newton c. 296 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 14 Feb 1699, c. 296 words. MINT 15/17/149, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/149 Lingen HerringSoldierHenry Sydney (Earl of Romney)Josiah CookDaniel WheelerSoldier 14 Feb 1699 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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The Examinaction of Lingen Herring afoot Soldjer in the first RegimtRegiment of Guards commanded by the Rt.Right Honble.Honourable Henry Earle of RamneyRomney in Colonell Primrose's Company 14 Feb: 16989

Who being examdined saith That about 9 of the Clock this forenoon one Iosiah Cook who is now in custody came to this Examt.Examinant at the Redd Lyon in Eagle street in the parrish of St. Gyles in the fields and the said Cook called the Examt.Examinant from the Company where he was then drinking and told him that if he would gett another person to stand bayle with this Examt.Examinant for a Gentlewoman they should be treated and that he this Examt.Examinant and any person that he should get to stand bayle with him should ꝑpersonate any personate any person that was a Tradesman and a house Keeper and that they would not be enquired after and that no dammage would ensue to them for so doing, so this Examt.Examinant did tell this Fellow Soldjer the Matter who did consent to stand bail with him as aforesaid and this Examt.Examinant did pretend that his name was IJames Ienkins a Barber and a Perriwigg maker over agt.against the Maypole in the strand on purpose that his Recognizant might be taken before the Warden of the Mint for a Gentlewoman that the said Cook menctioned to them and this Examinant's Fellow Soljjer pretended that his name was Henry Hammand over agt.against the Almes houses in the ꝑparish of St. Giles in the fields tho his name is Daniel Wheeler and this Examt.Examinant and the said Wheeler put off their Soldjers Clothes in purpose that the Warden of the Mint might believe them to be Tradesmen as aforesdsaid. Lingen Herring Capt die et anno prredict Coram Is Newton,