Jane Housdon: The Examination of Jane Housdon wife of Anthony Housdon of Castle Street in the parish of St Martin's in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Furrier 31 October 1698

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The Examination of Iane Housdon wife of Anthony Housdon of Castle street in the parrish of S^t Martin's in the Fields in the said County of Middlesex Furrier 31 October 1698

Who sayth that about a year and a quarter ago she became acquainted with one M^r Tuck by the means of one m^r. Thorp, and the said mr. Tuck would have had this Examinant to have lived with him as his house Keeper and told her that he intended to make False money but that she should not assist him in making it for that he would not trust any body to be in his company when he made counterfeit made That he told this Examinant that he intended only to make Dutch skillings <25v> and put them away to Dutch Merchants by buying of goods of the Merchants with the said Counterfeit money and this Examinant further sayth that she mett the said Tuck in Fleetstreet about Bartholomew Tyde last past and that they drank together and the said Tuck then shewed to this Examinant a Counterfeit Milld shilling and this Examinant took the same and shewed it to M^rs Tapley wife of Watson Tapley of the parish of S^t. Gyles in the Fields and Mary Brannon wife of Ioshua Brannon and this Examinant hath had within a quarter of a year last past severall summs of Counterfeit money of the said M^r. Tuck and sold the same to the said m^rs. Brannon alias Booker who had some false money of this Examinant yesterday and this Examinant sold some of the said Counterfeit money to the said M^rs. Brannon after the rate of 20^s. bad money for 10^s of good and likewise some after the rate of 30^s. of bad money for 10^s. of good money and this Examinant further sayth that about 2 yeares ago this Examinant was apprehended by the name of Iane Newstead but her right name was Ioell and sent a prisoner to Woodstreet Compter for Clipping the current Coyn of the Kingdom but there being noe prosecution against her she was acquitted She this Examinant further sayth that she was apprehended yesterday by m^r Rob^t. Saker and the said Saker then found in her custody about 4^ll. of Counterfeit money which she had of the said      Tuck as likewise the Files now produced and that the sand which was found in her house by the said m^r saker hath been in her custody above 2 years past and was left with this Examinant by mr. Rob^t. Thorp aforsaid

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