Civit Cestr Ss. The ExaiaionExamination of John Deverill taken before the Mayor of Chester &c.t October 3. 1704.

John Deverell Goldsmith upon his ExaiaionExamination confesseth that he was born at Swanburn in Buckinghamshire, serv'd his apprenticeship in S.t Pauls Church yard London with James plestow decddeceased. about twenty years agoe, and that Since his Apprenticeship he wrought journey :work in London, for the most part with Robert Selby Goldsmith on Ludgate hill, that he was Imprison'd about two years agoe in the Marshallsea Southwark for debt, and was released by Act of Parliam.tParliament that he came from Lond.o on Satturday last was Sennight, wthwith an Intent to goe for Ireland, went to Park Gate to take Shipping, but wanting the opportunity of a fair wind returned back to Chester, in Order to return from London, haveing altered his resoluionresolution of goeing for Ireland, & this Exam.tExaminant further saith that he bought 45. false and Counterfeit Lewisd'ors on Munday last at Park-Gate for 12.d a peice but cannot tell of whome he bought them, save that the man told him that he came from IrdIreland. 42. of which Lewis d'ors were found upon this Exam.tExaminant this day, One other he changed this Morning with the Hostler at the Golden Talbot in Chester for Silver but what is become of the other two this Exam.tExaminant cannot tell. John Deverell Capt. die et an̄ Suꝑdict coram Edw.d Partington Mayor