Francis Pearce: The Information of Francis Pearce of Shrewsbury in the county of Salop Clothworker 19 July 1699

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The Informacon of Francis Pearce of Shrewsbury in y^e County of Salop Clothworker 20^th. Iuly 1699

Who saith that the day after S^t. Andrews day last past he sold a Cow in Shrewsbury and one William Fosbrooke who keeps the Mytre Inn there paid this Inform^t. for the said Cow in Gineas {sic} and this Inform^t questioning whether they were good ones or not the said Fosbrooke said that they were good for y^t this Informant's Couzen one Thomas Iordan who lives in the Councill house at Shrewsbury made the said Gineas {sic}, and y^e sd Thomas Iordan the same day did own to this Inform^t. that he made the said Gineas {sic} himself And one Richard Swift brother of the said Iordan and dwells in the same house with Iordan hath severall times ownd and declared to this Inform^t. y^t he the said Swift and his brother Iordan had made counterfeit Gineas {sic} severall times togeather and y^t his said brother Iordan cheated him for y^t he let him have the worst Gineas {sic} and kept the best for himself and that one Richard Downes a Labourer who lives in Castle Foregate in Shrewsbury used to assist the said Iordan and Swift frequently to make counterfeit Gineas {sic} as he declared to this Inform^t. and one             Chambers who is appntice to the said Swift did oftentimes declare and own to the same to this Inform^t that Downes did And one Eliz Roberts who is a Serv^t to the said Roberts Iordan hath told this Inform^t. that her {maste{r}} Iordan and the said Swift have made false Gineas {sic} in her sight And that one Samuel Hughes who lives at Shrewsbury + is a Mill Wright told this Inform^t y^t he made a Mill for y^e sd Iordan but w^t sort of Mill it was the sd Hughes did not declare

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Fran. Pearce

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