Robert Newman: The Information of Robert Newman 23 December 1702

Middx Ss The Information of Robert Newman of the parish of St Sepulchres Lond.o taken upon oath this 23th day of December 1702

Who sayth that Mrs _ _ _ Barton the wife of Daniell Barton did bring unto this informant two blank peices of copper now produced and did desire this Informant to guild him the same, they being about the bigness of size of the coronation Meddalls and att the same time she the Said Mrs Barton did ask this informant if he could not likewise silver over such like copper peices, for that she should have occasion for many and said that they were designed to be stampt, And this deponent saying they would run out upon the edges, (when stampt) she this Said Mrs Barton, replyed, they had a way to confine them or words to that effect. capt Jurat an: et die supradict:        coram me J Stanley              RobtNewman