Middx Westmer Ss The solemne affirmation of William Willson of the parish
of St anns in yethe libty:liberty of Westmer in the county of Middx
felt maker taken this 12th day of Janry 170
Who saith that a certain woman whose name he this informant doth not know came unto this InformttsInformant's Shop in Lisle stree in the parish of St Anns Westmer about a month or secret six weeks ago before michaelmas last past, and bought a penny worth of Tape and gave to this informants wife a silver half crown desiring change, which she did by returning her two good shillings and five pence in copper coyn, whereupon yethe SdSaid woman throws down a naughty shilling upon the compter, and said and swore ytthat she had it from Rebecca this InformttsInformant's wife in change as afore said and she being a peaceable woman (the other continuing to make a great noise) gave her a third good shilling, and takes up the bad one tho:^ she was well assured 'twas none of hers, upon which the woman the woman went out of the shop across yethe street, unto another woman who wore a riding hood, but he ysthis InformtInformant knowing the danger of uttering counterfeit money perswadedued her seized her in the Street & brought her back into his shop, butt yethe other woman that was with her made her escape, and he this Informant did charge William Milton the then constable of that yward with her & declared to the said William Milton what had passed desiring him to search her and have her before some justice of the peace, thinking thereby some further discovery might be made, but instead of carrying her before a Justice he the SdSaid Con:bleConstable took this informants wife yethe beadle and the aforesdaforesaid woman to an ale house, where he talked in private with the SdSaid woman, and at length gave sixpence to yethe beadle & dismissed him, and gave this Informants wife a good shilling for yethe bad one that the aforesaid woman imposed upon her and sent her home and likewise discharged the woman aforesdaforesaid of his own authority without bringing her before any justice of the peace to have her examined as this Informants chief design was, And he this InformtInformant further declareth that about 10 of the clock of yethe same night he yethe said William Milton yethe then consableconstable returned to this Informants house very much in drunk, and produced yethe counterfeit shilling and asked if that was yethe same, to which it was answered yea or one very like it, then he pretended to seal it up in a paper then this Informant replyed, he had made a penny on her, butt yethe conbleconstable answered no damn her she is poor, then this informant demanding how it came to pass that he discharged her without a justice when Milton replyed ytthat he wcould answer it for ytthat: he knew where she the aforesdaforesaid woman lived, and that she lived in some court or alley in King street Westmer or words to this effect. W: Willson capt jur die et ann pradic: cor me J Stanly