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The Informac
St. Gyles in the fields in the County of Middx
2 September 1699
Who saith that she hath heard one Iane Smith wife
of Mr. Smith of the said t. Gyles say that Mr
Hughes who is now in custody hath within these
6 weekes last past bought of her several Countr
half Crownes shillings and 6 pences and that the said
Hughes gave to the said Iane Smith after the rate
of 10s. of good money for 20s of bad money and that she
said Mr. Hughes did in Iune last past (and the sign of
the Goat in the said t Gyles) feague over
severall Counterfeit Shillingst
3 or 4 yeares ago the said Mr Hughes did buy vrll
summs of Counterfeit old money and gave after the
rate of 40s of good money for 4 li of bad and put
the mark of
Eliz: Pearson