Ann Costen: The Information of Ann Costen of Monmouth Street in the parish of St Giles in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Spinster 22 April 1700

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The Information of Ann Costen of Monmouth S^treet. in y^e ꝑish of S^t Giles's in y^e fields in the County of Middx Spinster taken this 22^d day of April Anno Dni 1700

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Who saith that M^rs Stone wife of M^rs Stone of Stevens Ally in Kings Street Westm^r Taylor, came to this Inform^t into Monmouth Street afores^d. upon fryday morning last, and cheapned some head Clothes, and in the evening of the same day y^e. s^d M^rs Stone came again to this informt, and bought a shirt of her and \gave/ her this Inform^t the counterfeit crown piece \(Now produced in paym^t./ & upon Saturday morning last y^{e sd} M^rs Stone came again to y^s Inform^t and asked her if she had no better head Clothes who replyd you are a woman that bought a shirt of me last night, but a woman that was w^th the s^d M^rs Stone s^d that she would make oath to the contrary and a little while afterward the s^d M^rs stone & woman came by this Inform^t shop & y^s Inform^t stopt the s^d M^rs Stone in Order to make her change the s^d counterfeit crown piece but the s^d M^rs Stone denyd that ever she had paid this Inform^t any money or ever seen her before that time & y^s Inform^t doth believe that the s^d M^rs Stone knew the s^d crown piece to be a counterfeit one, wⁿ she paid away the same to y^e Inform^t

Ann Costen

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