Mary Sherston: The Examination of Mary Sherston 20 December 1702

Middx Ss The Examinaion of Mary Sherston of the parish of St Wapping in the country of Middx aforesd taken this 20th dayof xber 1702

Who saith that the counterfeit that was taken in her custody yesterday was belonging to one Wm: Clement who since has made his escape and saith that her room lay in com̄on for the whole family & that she was bid by the said Clement to bring down ye counterfeit mony so taken upon her, butt does not know who made it, and further sayth that she doth not know how the flask, Screws, files spand crucibles & other materialls taken in her said roome came to be there. cap{illeg}dtut coram me anno et die prædict: J Stanley        Mary: her M:S: mark Sherston

Middx Ss Rose Iron being duly Examin.d saith that ye Trunks in his Lodging room in Virginia Street are all his butt doth not know how ye bagg of of {sic} Spand came into his trunk butt owns he saw a bagg taken thereout unless one Wm: Clemens (who fled) putt it there, nor doth he know any thing how the crucibles that were found in his Kitchin came there.capt. coram me ann et die pradict: J Stanley                Rose Iron

Memdm Ann Iron his wide speaks to the                     smae purpose      RW