John Yeoman, Robert Buckley and Samuel Davies: The Examination of John Yeoman, Robert Buckley and Samuel Davies 20 October 1699 Isaac Newton c. 358 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 20 Oct 1699, c. 358 words. MINT 15/17/264, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/264 John YeomanIronmongerRobert BuckleyIronmongerSamuel DavisIronmongerJohn Fallows 20 Oct 1699 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

John Yeoman Robt Buckley & Sam.ll Davies all of yetheSdSaid Citty of Chest.er Ironmongers being Severally ExaiedExamined upon Oath Severally say, That between 7. & 8. a clock this Morning they were walking together beyond the New Tower of yethe said Citty upon yethe Sands of yethe River Dee intending to See a little Ship there in building and they then and there observed a Young man (who is a stranger to them but being now present calls himself John Fallows) put his hand into a Bag lying upon yethe Sands near yethe SdSaid River, and these ExaīantExaminants asked him what was in yethe SdSaid Bag, who made answer ytthat he thought there was something for coyning of Money, whereupon these ExaīantExaminants wthwith yethe SdSaid John Fallows, Searched the said bag and found therein yethe 5. Iron Instrum.tsInstruments now produced, One of which is a box with four Screws in it, togeather with 15. punches for letters now produced, and one of the three dyes wchwhich are also ꝑduc'dproduced (haveing been impressed on wax upon the other side of this paper) but these ExaīantExaminants know not wchwhich of the said dyes was found in the said Bagg, the other 2. dyes being also there found by these ExaīantExaminants loose in the said River near the same place,, And these ExaīantExaminants and the said Fallows, looking about them farther in the said River, saw another lesser bag therein ab.tabout 3. Yards from the Shoar, upon wchwhich the said Fallows Stept Stept into yethe Said River and with a Hook Stick drew the said lesser Bag out of yethe said River wchwhich being im̄ediately open'd was found to contain Two brass Instrum.tsInstruments now produced (each of them haveing Six Iron Screws) and yethe other Instrum.tInstrument of Iron now also produced. And these ExaīantExaminants Severally Say that they know not where how or by whome the said Instrum.tsInstruments or any of them were conveyed into the places where they were so found as aforesaid. John Yeoman Robt Bulkley Sam: Davies

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