John Smith: The Information of John Smith of the New Way in Westminster Cordwainer 27 July 1698

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The Information of John Smith of the New way in Westminster Cordwainer taken this 27th. day of Iuly 1698

He sayth that on Munday last in the morning he being in the house of Iosias Bellon of the Round Court in Bowstreet westminster Goldsmith to secure his good upon suspition of Fellony and Burglary, and walther Bowes being also in the same house upon the same account the said Bowes perceived a Cloth with something heavy in it in the bottom of the Barrell of Water and the Deponent putt his arm through the Bung hole into the Barrell pulled out the Cloth and found in it a pair of Guinea Dyes for coyning now produced and delivered the same to William Highstreet and knoweth the Dyes now produced to be the same

John Smith

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