The Examinacon of Mathew Bagley< no role > [..]
Founder taken this 14th day of June
1696 :

Whoe Sayth that hee is and for 9 yeares last past
hath beene founder to the Kings maly for Bells &
Brass Engins And hath allso cast Engins for other
persons And perticularly 3 for one Chawner, Smith
and placers about a yr since and had for them 13th.
for one and about 8t a peice for the other, two of
which hee deliverd to the sayd 5 [..] ish & one to the
sayd Chawner they seene much a like being lumps of
Brasse the biggest of about als & ¾ & the other
not full a [..] pounds Each Shaped orall at one
Eude an flat at the other only a hole Crosse the
midle and a Screw of one Eude thro the upper Pt
to the Cross hole one Corket in Soutwarke made the
dran Screw for is & the brass was Cast about it, But
knowes not for what use it was:

Mathew Bagley< no role >

Capt Cor me
Rovell Recordr

And further Sayth that one Coltman left the flatting
Roller at his this Examinants house not for any use but
to bee deliverd when demanded: And Sayth that one & ugly
et Creeplegt . did use to burne rooks for the [..] use for
Flatting:

Coged eham Cor
me
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