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                <title>Thomas Fletcher: The Information of Thomas Fletcher Labourer 2 October 1699</title>
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                <p rend="center" xml:id="par1">The Information of Thomas Fletcher of the <choice><orig>ꝑ</orig><reg>par</reg></choice>ish of <lb xml:id="l1"/><space dim="horizontal" unit="chars" extent="10"/> Labourer 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> October 1699</p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">Who saith <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> he hath had severall times within 3 monthes last past <lb xml:id="l2"/>severall summs of counterfeit money of one M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> Egleston <lb xml:id="l3"/>and Mary her daughter who live <choice><sic>opon</sic><corr>upon</corr></choice> Saffron hill S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. Andrews <lb xml:id="l4"/>Holborn and this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> bought the said counterfeit money <lb xml:id="l5"/>of them and gave after the rate of 20<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. of good money for <lb xml:id="l6"/>40<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. of bad money and <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> 7 or 8 dayes ago one Susanna who <lb xml:id="l7"/>lives with the said Mrs Egleston brought to this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> the <lb xml:id="l8"/>4 counterfeit <choice><abbr>shi<hi rend="overline">lls</hi></abbr><expan>shillings</expan></choice> now produced and this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> did give <lb xml:id="l9"/>give 2<hi rend="superscript">s</hi> to the <choice><abbr>sd</abbr><expan>said</expan></choice> mrs Egleston for the same</p>
                
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