Jane Smith: The Information of Jane Smith of Drury Lane in the parish of St Gyles in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Widow 23 March 1698/9

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The Informacon of Iane Smith of Drury Lane in the ꝑish of S^t. Gyles in the fields in the County of Middx Widdow 23^d. day of March 169$\frac{8}{9}$

Who saith that upon Saturday the 4^th. day of March instant this Inform^t. saw one Iohn Ellis feague over two counterfeit shill^s in or near Church Lane in the ꝑish of White Chappell and the said Iohn Ellis delivered the said shillings to one Marg^t. Batterton who bought the said said {sic} shill^s. and other count^rfeit money of the sd Iohn Ellis upon the said 4^th day of this instant March and gave him for them after the rate of 20^s. of good money for 40^s. counterfeit and this Inform^t. saw the sd Margaret Batterton pay away the two Counterfeit Shillings which Ellis feagued over as aforesd the same day that she reced them of him as aforesaid And this Inform^t. further saith that upon Munday the sixth of this Instant March this Inform^t had of the said Ellis 9^s. + 6^d. in count^rfeit money and gave <80v> him after the rate of 10^s. of good money for 20^s. of Count^rfeit money and at the same time bespake of the sd Ellis more counterfeit money and this Inform^t. went immediatly to M^r Rob^t. Saker after she had reced the sd Counterfeit mony and gave it to him and told him that she was to meet y^e sd Iohn Ellis the day following to receive more count^rfeit money of him at a house in Aldersgate street which this Inform^t did accordingly and the sd Ellis was then and there apprehended by M^r Saker + others who found some counterfeit money in custody of the sd Iohn Ellis as the s{illeg}|d| M^r Saker told her and that the sd Ellis did declare to this Inform^t. that himself Cornelius Dyer and Richard Lawes made the sd Counterfeit money which she had of him as aforesd.

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