The King
agt.
Dorothy Slaughter< no role > }
For False Seales

(For the Prosecutors)

Bill found October Sessions 1751

Indictment sets forth that Dorothy Slaughter< no role > late of London Widow on ye. first of Octr. in the
24th. year of his Majestys Reign And at divers other times between the sd. First day of October in the
24th. year afsd. & ye. 2nd day of January in the same Year with force & Arms at London afsd. in the parish
of St. Nicholas Coleabby in the Ward of Breadstreet unlawfully & unjustly had & kept Two pair of
false Scales which wanted in the draught of the same One quarter of a pound weight each
pair to make them of an equal & due ballance She the Said Dorothy Slaughter< no role > then & there
well knowing the sd. two pair of Seales to be defective of their equal & due ballance as is afsd.
with intent to deceive & defraud the Subject of our Lord the King by selling to them divers goods
wares & merchandizes by the sd. two pair of false Scales to the Eirl Example of al others in the
like Case offending and agt. the peace of our sd. Lord the King his Crown & Dignity.

Plea not Guilty

Case

Up & Dirt.

O 99.11 shop o thew same
fathers saith into ye Scales in order to
make them ballance

The Deft. keeps a Butchers Shop in Old Fish Street in the Ward of bread street and ye.
Inquest of that Ward coming to her Shop to Examine her Scales they found his pair wanting a
quarter of a Pound each pair to make them of an equal & due ballance as menconed in ye. Indictmt

To prove which factsCallIsrael Elkington< no role >
Charles Brown< no role >
John Turner< no role >
Robt. Metham< no role > }
on the Inquest

John Ivory< no role > Beadle of the Ward
in whose Custody the Scales now are