Elizabeth Pearson: The Information of Elizabeth Pearson of the parish of St Gyles in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Spinster 2 September 1699

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/224, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Information of Elizabeth Pearson of the parish of S^t. Gyles in the fields in the County of Middlesex Spinster 2 September 1699

Who saith that she hath heard one Iane Smith wife of M^r. Smith of the said parish of S^t. Gyles say that M^r Hughes who is now in custody hath within these 6 weekes last past bought of her several Counterfeit half Crownes shillings and 6 pences and that the said Hughes gave to the said Iane Smith after the rate of 10^s. of good money for 20^s of bad money and that she said M^r. Hughes did in Iune last past (and the sign of the Goat in the said parish of S^t Gyles) feague over severall Counterfeit Shillings. and that about 3 or 4 yeares ago the said M^r Hughes did buy severall summs of Counterfeit old money and gave after the rate of 40^s of good money for 4^li of bad and put the same away into the Exchecquer as good money

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