John Parker: The Deposition of John Parker 24 November 1703

Middx Ss The Deposition of John Parker of ye parish of St: Maryle Savoy taken the 24th of November 1703

That Monday last was sevenight or thereabouts a woman who called her Chiney came to the deponents shop to buy a flock ticking at night for wch she paid six Shillings to the Deponents wife, who the same night gave the money to her husband, the deponent, & he further saith, that taking money out of his pockett the same night he took notice that two half crowns were counterfeit and suspecting that Chiney might have been ye person who paid them to his wife, he ye next night sent his servant to her house to enquire for her about 8th a clock upon ye servants knocking at the door ye light in ye house was putt out, and a man told him out of ye window yt - Chiney was gone to Gravesend to her husband the next morning ye deponent sending his servant again, was told by one in the house that - Chiney was in bed, and they could not disturb her, ye same day in the afternoon ye deponent sent his wife and his servant to the house who were told that - Chiney was at Gravesend and had writt a letter to them that she should not be in town before the monday or tuesday following, since wch time ye deponent has made no further enquiring after her                      John Parker capt: Jurat coram medie et anno præd:      J Stanley