Mary Stringer: The Examination of Mary Stringer the wife of Moses Stringer of Villers Street in York builders Chymist practitioner in physick 28 June 1698

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The Examinacon of Mary Stringer the wife of Moses Stringer of Villers street in York buildings Chymist Practitionr in physick 28 Iune 1698

She sayth that her said husband had an Exchecqr. bill of one Mr. Walford abot. {illeg}half a year ago and paid to          who lives in Southwark and sells Furrs to make Hatts and that abot. 5 or 6 weeks ago (as she thinks) as her said husband (as he told her) had an Exchecqr. bill of one Mr. Mills of Staffordsh for physick which two bills were 5ll bills and that her said husband put away the last of these bills to Mr        Souls man in Cannon street who paid it to one or two more but then the noat {sic} being worn as passed on the <16r> backside in ye foalds where it was returned back to her husband and she shewed i{illeg}t to a Goldsmith Mr       in Fleetstreet who said it was good all but the 5s. Interest upon it and afterwards she put it off to a Gent on Ludgate hill Mr.      at the 1s or 2d shop of the right hand a Mercers Shop abot. 3 weeks ago and since yt. time she and her husbd. have heard nothing of the bill and that wn. his last bill was returned to her husband as above one mr. Butler being told of it by Mr. mollins an Iron Factor in the old Change desired to see it and offerd. to put it off for 4ll. 10s. if her husband would lend him 20s. thereof upon a Noat {sic} but the Examt. told her husband that she believed it was a good one and thereupon carryed it to the Goldsmith in Fleetstreet to have his opinion as is abovemenconed and that besides the two bills above menconed she doth not know that her husband hath reced or payed away any others

Mary Stringer

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