The Examinaction and Deposiction of Mary Miller of Rupert street within the parrish of St. IJames' Westmr.Westminster Widdow taken this 19th. day of Iuly 1698

Who saith that abot.about a fortnight ago this Informt.Informant was at the Crown & Scepter in St. Andrews street near the Dyall Monumt.Monument in the New Buildings near Monmoath street in the ꝑparish of St. Gyles p̂ in the Fields and did then and there see one Mr. Ball now in custody and another man with him did then send for this Informt.Informant up stairs and told her that they understood by the people of the house that she was reduced to poverty: but they could put this InformtInformant in away whereby she might be serviceable to them and herself and get some money by it and thro Depont.Deponent enquiring what the buissines was they would have her be concerned in the sdsaid Mr. Ball and other ꝑperson replyed and said they would have this Depont.Deponent to go into the countrey and put off counterfeit Spanish pistoles for them and this Deponent told them that she had noe clothes that were fitt to wear in the countrey one of the said persons said that they would procure her clothes but this Depont.Deponent did then refuse to accept of the said offer and the said Mr. Ball hath severall times since been very desirous to have this Depont.Deponent to be concerned in putting off Counterfeit Spanish pistoles for him but she still denyed to be any way concerned in such a practise but this Informt.Informant being twice sent for to her Lodging to go to the said Crown and Scepter did go thither where she found the said Mr. Ball who said he had sent for this Depont.Deponent and that he had staid 5 hours for her and then very earnestly imposture this Depont.Deponent to put off some Counterfeit Spanish pistoles forse him and said that he had not a farthing of money to help himself with and this Depont.Deponent told the said Ball that she had no body to vend the said pistoles except one ꝑperson and that ꝑperson lived in Smithfield where upon the said Ball gave this Deponant two Counterfeit pistoles to this Deponents said Friend and said he would allow ymthem at 7s, apiece and ordered this Depont.Deponent either to bring the 14s. for the 2 pistoles or the pistoles againe and this Depont.Deponent did imediatly go with the said Counterfeit pistoles to one Mrs Saker in Smithfield and shewed them to her and the said Mrs. Saker ordered this Depont.Deponent to bring her 20 of such Counterfeit pistoles the next day but bid her get them as cheap as she could for yt.that she believed they wanted of weight and kept one of the two pistoles to try what it weighed and lent this Informt.Informant half a Crown to give the said Ball to pay his recconing but when the Depont.Deponent returned back to the said Crown and Scepter the said Ball was gone away and had left word (as the Landlady of the house told the DepontDeponent that he would have her meet him there this morning to give him an accot.account what she had done who accordingly mett the said Ball at the said house this morning and there was in company a woman the Depont.Deponent beleevesbelieves the ꝑperson now in custody who went away and this Depont.Deponent and the said Ball went in order to meet the said Mrs. Saker and this Depont.Deponent askt him for the pistoles but he refused to let her have them because as she said she was a stranigerstranger to him therefore he must have some money before he parted with them but if she brought 40s. from her friend for them he would let her have ym.them and her friend might take as many of them as she pleased at 5s. apiece She went to Mrs. Saker and returned presently with her to an alehouse by Smithfield where the said Ball was and told him to let her have the Gold treadyready to look at for the said Mrs Saker had 40s. ready to give him So he the said Ball pulled out the paper with the pistoles now produced and gave them to this Depont.Deponent and as she was giving them to Mrs. Saker Mr Saker with others came into the room and took the said pistoles out of this Informts.Informants hand an apprehended her and the said Ball

Mary Miller