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 Information of Iane Smith of Drury Lane in the parish of S^t. Gyles in the fields in the County of Middlesex Widdow 23^d. day of March 169$\frac{8}{9}$

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

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Iane Smith

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