John Spenceley: The Information of John Spenceley (Spencely) 6 April 1702

|East Rid: Com Ebor} Ss| The Informaion of John Spencely of Cottingham in the county aforesaid taken upon oath this 6.^th day of Ap:^rll anno dni 1702.

Who saith, that he this Inform^t being about to sell a parcell of corn to one John Lindsey between Martinmas and Christmas last, he much suspected whether y^e said John Lindsley was in a capacity to pay for it, when one Pheneas Stevenson replyed to this informant you not fear your money for that he y^e said Lindsley could coyn money and said y^t the said Lindsley had shewn to him y^e said Stevenson money of his own making, and further told this Inform^t, that y^e said Lindsley had not as yett gott y^e true way of Edging y^e money, but that in a little time he would be master of y^e art of words to that Effect and this Inform^t further saith not,Capt. Jurat dic et anno supra dictam coram me} Edw:^d Barnard           y^e mark of John Spenceley

The Inform^t daith that the above named Pheneas Stevenson did att the time afores^d say that there was another Coyner within a stones throw of that place and that there was a gang or a pack of them Jurat corame me                 The Mark of John Spenceley Edward Barnard