Mary Miller: The Further Information of Mary Miller 5 August 1698 Isaac Newton c. 451 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 Aug 1698, c. 451 words. MINT 15/17/12, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/12 Mary MillerFrancis BallRobert SakerThief-takerJohn WhitfieldMargery JohnsonUrsula Whitfield 5 Aug 1698 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Revised by Yvonne Martin-Portugues.
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The further Informaction of Mary Miller taken upon oath this 5th day of IunAugust 1698

Who sayth that day that Francis Ball was apprehended and in custody of Mr. Soager and others, as they were going with him the said Ball to Newgate he desired this DepontDeponent to go to one Mr Whitfield to desire him to stand for One of his Bail this DepontDeponent replyed and said that it was too late to get him bayled that night and askt the reason why he did not send for Whitfield that night morning and the said Ball bid this DepontDeponent tell Whitfield that the blanks for yethe Counterfeit Spanish pistoles were cast out of CrowCrown pieces in Whitfields house and stampt and guilded at another place and therefore he would not send for him in the morning lest his (Whitfields) house should have been searched and Materialls found therein and the sdsaid Ball further said that he would have Whitfield get him bayled the next day for fear worse came on it. And this Informt.Informant afterwards telling the said Whitfield wtwhat Ball had said the said Whitfield replyed and said the Blanks for the said Counterfeit Pistoles were not made in his house but put case they were he did not value what any Iustice of peace could do to him for that, for they might kiss his Arse for they could not hurt him for it and the said Whitfield and his wife called this Depont.Deponent scurrilous Names and said she had betrayed the sdsaid Ball on purpose and threatned her they would be revenged on her if it cost ymthem a hundred pounds

And this Depont.Deponent farther sayth that one Margery IJohnson who was but this very day released out of Newgate came this Evening to this Depont.Deponent and told her yt.that she this Depont.Deponent had been the occasion of Mr. Whitfields being taken up this day by telling of a false Drawer of his that he used to put false money in and she the said Margery IJohnson said that she would stand by Whitfield for he had been her particulr.particular Friend and therefore would hinder the Deponent's comeing or appearing agt.against him at the sessions by getting Badd mon'y and swearing she had it of this InformtInformant.

The Deponent further saith yt.that Whitfield said he brought her acquainted with Mr. Ball aforesaid with an intent to do her good for that she this Informant might had had gott 10℔. ꝑper week by puting off CounterfeitSpanish pistoles. for that a particulr.particular Friend of his (Whitfield's) had putt off that day 3 counterfeit pistoles at the full value

Mary Miller.

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