Samuel Fletcher: The Examination of Samuel Fletcher borther to John Fletcher 18 May 1704 Isaac Newton c. 356 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 18 May 1704, c. 356 words. MINT 15/17/485, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/485 Samuel FletcherJohn FletcherJohn RyleyChristopher Emmerson [Burrows]Robert CravenAlexander Fletcher 18 May 1704 England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

Com Lancer Ss. The ExaiaionExamination of Samll Fletcher brother to the aforenamed John taken at yethe same time & placeSee Deposition No. 484b.

Who on ExaiaionExamination saith that on Wednesday the 3.d day this Ins.tInstant may this Exam.tExaminant going to the shop of John Ryley, he there & then saw Chr: Emerson (who was then a meer stranger to this Exam.tExaminant) fileing or working upon an hand-vice, who asked this Exam.tExaminant if he was not one of the Fletchers Brothers, and on fryday last yethe SdSaid Emerson come to this Exam.tExaminant and desired this Exam.tExaminant to lend him halfe a Crowne or a Crown peice, telling this Inform:tInformant that he wanted to buy some things and that his wife would be with him the next Thursday following, and bring him Money and then he would repay this Exam.tExaminant But this Exam.tExaminant not haveing so much money, and yethe said Emerson pressing very much upon this Exam.tExaminant to lend him some money, this Exam.tExaminant went and borrow'd a crown peice of one Robert Craven a neighbour, and lent it to yethe said Emerson who went his way, and since that time this Exam.tExaminant saw him no more until last tuesday. This Exam.tExaminant denyeth that ever he was in the house of the said John Ryley wthwith the said Emerson or ever saw him at any other work or Imployment, but about the Hand-vice as aforesdaforesaid. Sam: Fletcher

The ExaiaionExamination of Alexander Fletcher &c.t Who saith that the first time he ever saw Christoꝑ Emerson was at the shop of John Ryley Smith on Tuesday the 9th day of this Inst.Instant may working upon an hand-vice, and on fryday last saw him with this Exam.tExaminants Brother, when he came (as this Exam.tExaminant hath since been told) to borrow mony of him, but this Exam.tExaminant had no discourse with him but com̄on talk about Cattle wchwhich are all the times that ever this Exam.tExaminant saw or conversed with the SdSaid Emerson, neither did this Exam.tExaminant ever see him imployed in any other work but as aforesdaforesaid.Alex: FletcherCapt et Exam̄ coram nobis 18.mo die maij 1704 Cha: Rigby Tho: Sherston