Samuel Mabbat: The Information of Samuell Mabbatt Servant to Henry Mildenay of Twyford in the county of Southampton 13 May 1700

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The Informacon of Samll Mabbat Servant to Henry Mildenay of Twyford in the County of Southton Esqr taken this 13°. day of May 1700.

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He saith yt on Thursday last he recd of Iohn Galloway by the hands of Ann Galloway the wife of the sd. Ino. Galloway for ye use of his Master Henry Mildenay aforesd the summe of 100li in Guineas & a six pence (where being 93 Guineas) and that he recd the same at ye house of ye said Iohn Galloway a Meal man near to Watts Coffee house in Iermyn street in St Iames's And yt after he this Informant had pd away 23 of those Guineas to sevrall persons he carried the remaining 70 Guineas on Satturday last to mr Richard Hoar a Goldsmith in Fleet street to pay to him the sd. Mr Hoar ye sume of 75li. for ye use of Mr Augustine Brewster Whereupon Henry {illeg}Hoare son of ye sd Richard in receiveing ye said Guineas and viewing them on ye Edges observed many of them to be ill Grain'd as if they Had been done with a file and severing ye bad Guineas from ye Good Ones and trying them by weight found above 50. of them too light by about 4 or 5 Graines a piece and Marked on ye Edges by a Counterfeit Graining whereby he concluded yt they had been deminished. Thereupon ye sd Henry Hoar stopt ye said Guineas and sealed them up in this Informants bag with this Informants seale. And he this Informant believes ye bag of Guinea's now produced by the said Mr Richard Hoar to be ye same bag of Guineas there sealed up.

Samll Mabbatt

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