The Deposiction of Thomas Bartram of Round Court near TheivingThieving Lane in Westmr.inster Chyrurgeon 17 May 99

He saith ytthat Thomas Sherman & his wife who abotabout 4 or 5 yeares ago were tryed at yethe old Bayly for clipping the currt.current Coyn of this Realme & now live in Round Court aforesaid were abot.about a year & $\frac{1}{2}$ ago in a poor and wanting condiction and had not in their house a bad to lye on except what was (in some part at lestleast) borrowed but now they are reported by their Neighbors.urs or some of them to have bought new furniture for their house and to have plenty of money so as to produce 50 GineasGuineas at a time And the Depont.Deponent doth verily suspect that they have thus enricht themselves either be receiving stoln goods or counterfeiting the currtcurrent Coyn of the Kingdom or both they being reported to buy old things under the colour of a broker and to have a light sean in their house at unreasonbleonable times of the night and there being a third person living in their house under the character of one who either makes Watches or does some work abot.about them (as tis reported) and who may probably be a fitt Artist in assisting them to Coyn