Martha Tanner: The Information of Martha Tanner wife of Thomas Tanner of Kings Street in the parish of S Gyles in the Fields Plasterer 4 July 1699

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The Informacon of Martha Tanner wife of Thomas Tanner of Kings street in the ꝑish of S^t Gyles in the Fields Plasterer 4 Iuly 1699

Who saith y^t about 2 years and $\frac{1}{2}$ ago this Inform^t. bought severall summs of Count^rfeit money of one Sam^ll White who yⁿ. belong^d to Chelsea Colledge and lived in Field Lane in the ꝑish of S^t. Andrews Holborn and one Iohn Brown who yⁿ. lived in the said Field Lane and the said White and Brown did declare that they with two others made the said counterfeit money themselves and this Inform^t. being abo^t. 2 yeares and a $\frac{1}{2}$ ago apprehended for uttering of false money the said White and Brown run away from other habitacons and this Inform^t further saith that she mett with the said White yesternight and went w^th him to drink at the Cock Ale house in Holborn and the said White askt this Inform^t. if she would buy any counterfeit money of him and gave this Inform^t. a Counterfeit Sixpence as a Specimen of such money as he would let this Inform^t have and the said White hath promissed this Inform^t. to lett her have 12^s worth in counterfeit money tomorrow for which she is to give 6^s. of good money to the said White

Martha Tanner

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