Samuel Fletcher: The Examination of Samuel Fletcher borther to John Fletcher 18 May 1704

Com Lancer Ss. The Exaiaion of Samll Fletcher brother to the aforenamed John taken at ye same time & place[Editorial Note 1]

Who on Exaiaion saith that on Wednesday the 3.d day this Ins.t may this Exam.t going to the shop of John Ryley, he there & then saw Chr: Emerson (who was then a meer stranger to this Exam.t) fileing or working upon an hand-vice, who asked this Exam.t if he was not one of the Fletchers Brothers, and on fryday last ye Sd Emerson come to this Exam.t and desired this Exam.t to lend him halfe a Crowne or a Crown peice, telling this Inform:t that he wanted to buy some things and that his wife would be with him the next Thursday following, and bring him Money and then he would repay this Exam.t But this Exam.t not haveing so much money, and ye said Emerson pressing very much upon this Exam.t to lend him some money, this Exam.t went and borrow'd a crown peice of one Robert Craven a neighbour, and lent it to ye said Emerson who went his way, and since that time this Exam.t saw him no more until last tuesday.     This Exam.t denyeth that ever he was in the house of the said John Ryley wth the said Emerson or ever saw him at any other work or Imployment, but about the Hand-vice as aforesd.             Sam: Fletcher

The Exaiaion of Alexander Fletcher &c.t Who saith that the first time he ever saw Christoꝑ Emerson was at the shop of John Ryley Smith on Tuesday the 9th day of this Inst. may working upon an hand-vice, and on fryday last saw him with this Exam.ts Brother, when he came (as this Exam.t hath since been told) to borrow mony of him, but this Exam.t had no discourse with him but com̄on talk about Cattle wch are all the times that ever this Exam.t saw or conversed with the Sd Emerson, neither did this Exam.t ever see him imployed in any other work but as aforesd.                                   Alex: FletcherCapt et Exam̄ coram nobis 18.mo die maij 1704 Cha: Rigby Tho: Sherston