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 Isaac Newton c. 333 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 23 Mar 1698/8, c. 333 words. MINT 15/17/163, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/163 Jane SmithJohn EllisMargaret BattertonRobert SakerCornelius DyerRichard Lawes 23 Mar 1698/8 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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The Informaction of Iane Smith of Drury Lane in the ꝑparish of St. Gyles in the fields in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Widdow 23d. day of March 16989

Who saith that upon Saturday the 4th. day of March instant this Informt.Informant saw one IJohn Ellis feague over two counterfeit shillsllings in or near Church Lane in the ꝑparish of White Chappell and the said IJohn Ellis delivered the said shillings to one Margt. Batterton who bought the said said shills.illings and other countrerfeit money of the sdsaid IJohn Ellis upon the said 4th day of this instant March and gave him for them after the rate of 20s. of good money for 40s. counterfeit and this Informt.Informant saw the sdsaid Margaret Batterton pay away the two Counterfeit Shillings which Ellis feagued over as aforesdresaid the same day that she recedreceived them of him as aforesaid And this Informt.Informant further saith that upon Munday the sixth of this Instant March this InformtInformant had of the said Ellis 9s. + 6d. in countrerfeit money and gave him him after the rate of 10s. of good money for 20s. of Countrerfeit money and at the same time bespake of the sdsaid Ellis more counterfeit money and this Informt.Informant went immediatly to Mr Robt. Saker after she had recedreceived the sdsaid Counterfeit monyey and gave it to him and told him that she was to meet yethe sdsaid IJohn Ellis the day following to receive more countrerfeit money of him at a house in Aldersgate street which this InformtInformant did accordingly and the sdsaid Ellis was then and there apprehended by Mr Saker + others who found some counterfeit money in custody of the sdsaid IJohn Ellis as the sdsaid Mr Saker told her and that the sdsaid Ellis did declare to this Informt.Informant that himself Cornelius Dyer and Richard Lawes made the sdsaid Counterfeit money which she had of him as aforesdsaid. the mark of Iane Smith Iurat die + anno preedict coram Isaac Newton.