Elizabeth Green: The Information of Elizabeth Green 6 December 1698

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The Informacon of Elizabeth Green 6 Dec: 1698

This Exam^t saith y^t on the 21 of Nov^r last one Matthew Iohnson who formerly lodged at her house came to her + offered her five counterfeit new shill^s. for $\frac{1}{2}$ a Crown of good money and this Exam^t. gave the said Matthew Iohnson 2^s 6^d. for for {sic} the said give shill^s. and y^t on the 25 of the said month the said Matthew Iohnson came to her and gave her 11 counterfeit shill^s more for 3 good shill^s. which he reced of this Exam^t. for them and that abo^t. 3 dayes and $\frac{1}{2}$ ago the said Mathew Iohnson lodging then at this Exam^ts. house she being very great with him did one day see y^e s^d Matthew Iohnson have on the fire a litle pott with 3 Corners having Metall in it and he having a Flask between his knees did take the said Pott from the fire with a pair of Pincers and cast the Metall into the Flask and she being desirous to see w^t. was in the Flask asked of the said Matthew Iohnson to let him\er/ see what was in the Flask but he refused to let her see except she would give him a pott of Drink <51v> which she doing he took the Flask and opening of it {struck} thence a shilling imprest with King William and Q Mary and setting the pot on the fire and melting the metall againe cast another shilling which was all the Metall he then had in the pot and abo^t. 2 dayes after he went away from her house and she never saw him in a consid^rble time after

Eliz: Green

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