Mary Ball: The Information of Mary Ball of St Anns parish Spinster 4 February 1698/9 Isaac Newton c. 328 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 4 Feb 1698/9, c. 328 words. MINT 15/17/125, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/125 Mary BallThomas Trott [Brown, Carter, Williams]William ChalonerKatherine Carter [Jordan, Matthews] 4 Feb 1698/9 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Will Scott began tagged transcription Will Scott finished transcription Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott Metadata updated by Yvonne Martin-Portugues.
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The Informacontion of Mary Ball of St. anns ꝑparish Spinster 4 day of February 16989

She saith that abot. the Midle of last summer wn.when yethe weather was very hot mr Thomas Carter now prisoner in Newgate sent her to Will Chaloner now prisoner in Newgate for he knew wt.what and upon her delivering this message he the sdsaid Chaloner gave her 6s. newly made and wrapt up in a piece of paper and bid her tell the said Carter that if they were not made as they should be the next should be better That the last summrsummer she had severall parcells of Mill'd ShillsShillings of her Mrs. Katherine KCarter to put off and that the shillings lookt as if they had been newly made and in putting them off she hath severall times been stopt and forced to change them upon complaint that they were Counterfeit and that she hath sometimes seen the sdsaid William Chaloner call the said Cath Carter aside and give her a litle paper wrapt up with something in it wchwhich this Informant took to be counterfeit money newly made because her said Mrs. Kath Carter hath given her such mon'ey immediatly to put off and that she once saw the said Chaloner give the said Katherine Carter totwo such shills.shillings naked and ytthat Chaloner used the last summer to come often to the house of the said Katherine Carter and there had a furnace of a Chimney of a Room up two pair of staires forwards and melting pots and a Ladle to melt Metall in and Charcoal in a Closset by the Chimney and that wnwhen the sdsaid Chaloner went into that room he used to lock himself in and charge that if any body came to speak wth.with him they should deny him and that he would stay lockt up in the room sometimes two or 3 houres togeather Mary Ball Feb 47. 16989 Iurat Coram Is Newton