Thomas Kirk: The Examination of Thomas Kirk of the parish of St James Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Yeoman 19 September 1699

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The Examinacon of Thomas Kirk of the ꝑish of St Iames Clerckenwell in the County of Middx Yeoman 19 Sepr 99

Who saith that abot. a fortnight ago he this Examt was drinking in Duck Lane at one Mr. Croly's with one Thomas Fletcher and one who went by the name of Mr Lawson (and as the said Lawson did then declare had been not long before that time a prisoner in Newgate) came into this Examts. company he being acquainted with the said Thomas Fletcher and then and there the said Lawson did declare to this Examt. that he the said Lawson could make counterfeit Gineas {sic} and French + Spanish pistols and that if this Examt would be true to him he would engage that he this Examt should by his means have or get 500li eve Christmas next by putting or paying away Countrfeit <109r> Gineas {sic} or Spanish pistols for him or words to that effect and the sd Lawson did then and there invite the said Fletcher and this Examt to his Lodging in Liccabone str in the ꝑish of St. andrews Holborn who went accordingly thither in two daies aftrwards and the said Lawson did then and there make two Countrfeit half Gineas {sic} by casting and afterwards Guild the same and sold the same to this Examt. for 3s. and this Examt let the said Mr Lawson 22s. + 6d. in order to buy Materialls for making False Gineas {sic} and pistols and the said Lawson did abot. 2 dayes aftrwds let this Examt have 2 counterfeit Spanish Pistolls ready finisht and then this Examt let the said Lawson have 10s to bear his charges in the country in order to make counterfeit money and this Examt. was with the said Mr Lawson upon Saturday last at one Thomas Grubbs at the sign of the Goat in Soper Lane in the Tower of St. Albans and did then and there see the sd Mr Lawson make the 4 Counterfeit pistols now produced and the said Lawson bid this Examt carry them to one Ann Duncomb who lived with the said Lawson in Liccabone street aforesaid) {sic} to guild the same and said she could guild them as well as she and this morning this Examt carryd the said Pistols to the said ann Duncomb in order to Guild the same and the said ann Duncomb recd them and ꝑmisd to guild the same by noon this day and this Examt gave two shillings to her in order to buy leafe Gold to guild the said Counterfeit pistols

Tho Kirke

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