William Willson: The Solemn Affirmation of William Willson 12 January 1702/3

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/445, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|Middx Westm^er Ss| The solemne affirmation of William Willson of the parish of S^t anns in y^e lib^ty: of Westm^er in the county of Middx felt maker taken this 12^th day of Jan^ry 170 $\frac{2}{3}$

Who saith that a certain woman whose name he this informant doth not know came unto this Inform^tts Shop in Lisle stree in the parish of S^t Anns Westm^er about a month or secret six weeks ago before michaelmas last past, and bought a penny worth of Tape and gave to this informants wife a silver half crown desiring change, which she did by returning her two good shillings and five pence in copper coyn, whereupon y^e S^d woman throws down a naughty shilling upon the compter, and said and swore y^t she had it from Rebecca this Inform^tts wife in change as afore said and she being a peaceable woman (the other continuing to make a great noise) gave her a third good shilling, and takes up the bad one tho:^{^} she was well assured 'twas none of hers, upon which the woman the woman went out of the shop across y^e street, unto another woman who wore a riding hood, but he y^s Inform^t knowing the danger of uttering counterfeit money perswaded\ued/ her seized her in the Street & brought her back into his shop, butt y^e other woman that was with her \made her/ escape, and he this Informant did charge William Milton the then constable of that y|w|ard with her & declared to the said William Milton what had passed desiring him to search her and have her before some justice of the peace, thinking thereby some further discovery might be made, but instead of carrying her before a Justice he the S^d Con:ble took this informants wife y^e beadle and the afores^d woman to an ale house, where he talked in private with the S^d woman, and at length gave sixpence to y^e beadle & dismissed him, and gave this Informants wife a good shilling for y^e bad one that the aforesaid woman imposed upon her and sent her home and likewise discharged the woman afores^d of his own authority without bringing her before any justice of the peace to have her examined as this Informants chief design was, And he this Inform^t further declareth that about 10 of the clock of y^e same night he y^e said William Milton y^e then consable returned to this Informants house very much in drunk, and produced y^e counterfeit shilling and asked if that was y^e same, to which it was answered yea or one very like it, then he pretended to seal it up in a paper then this Informant replyed, he had \made/ a penny on her, butt y^e conble answered no damn her she is poor, then this informant demanding how it came to pass that he discharged her without a justice when Milton replyed y^t he w|c|ould answer it for y^t: he knew where she the afores^d woman lived, and that she lived in some court or alley in King street Westm^er or words to this effect. W: Willson |capt jur die et ann pradic: cor me J Stanly|