The Examinaction of Thomas Kirk of the ꝑparish of St IJames Clerckenwell in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Yeoman 19 Sepr 99

Who saith that abot.about a fortnight ago he this ExamtExaminant was drinking in Duck Lane at one Mr. Croly's with one Thomas Fletcher and one who went by the name of Mr Lawson (and as the said Lawson did then declare had been not long before that time a prisoner in Newgate) came into this Examts.Examinants company he being acquainted with the said Thomas Fletcher and then and there the said Lawson did declare to this Examt.Examinant that he the said Lawson could make counterfeit GineasGuineas and French + Spanish pistols and that if this ExamtExaminant would be true to him he would engage that he this ExamtExaminant should by his means have or get 500li eve Christmas next by putting or paying away Countrerfeit GineasGuineas or Spanish pistols for him or words to that effect and the sdsaid Lawson did then and there invite the said Fletcher and this ExamtExaminant to his Lodging in Liccabone strstreet in the ꝑparish of St. andrews Holborn who went accordingly thither in two daies aftrerwards and the said Lawson did then and there make two Countrerfeit half GineasGuineas by casting and afterwards Guild the same and sold the same to this Examt.Examinant for 3s. and this ExamtExaminant let the said Mr Lawson 22s. + 6d. in order to buy Materialls for making False GineasGuineas and pistols and the said Lawson did abot.about 2 dayes aftrwdserwards let this ExamtExaminant have 2 counterfeit Spanish Pistolls ready finisht and then this ExamtExaminant let the said Lawson have 10s to bear his charges in the country in order to make counterfeit money and this Examt.Examinant was with the said Mr Lawson upon Saturday last at one Thomas Grubbs at the sign of the Goat in Soper Lane in the Tower of St. Albans and did then and there see the sdsaid Mr Lawson make the 4 Counterfeit pistols now produced and the said Lawson bid this ExamtExaminant carry them to one Ann Duncomb who lived with the said Lawson in Liccabone street aforesaid) to guild the same and said she could guild them as well as she and this morning this ExamtExaminant carryded the said Pistols to the said ann Duncomb in order to Guild the same and the said ann Duncomb recdreceived them and ꝑpromisded to guild the same by noon this day and this ExamtExaminant gave two shillings to her in order to buy leafe Gold to guild the said Counterfeit pistols

Tho Kirke