Elizabeth Holloway: The Information of Elizabeth the wife of Thomas Holloway late of the parish of St Martins in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Cane Chair Maker 10 January 1698/9

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The Informaion of Eliz the wife of Thomas Holloway late of the ꝑish of St. Martins in the fields in ye County of Midx Cane Chair Maker 10 Ianry 169$\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{9}}$

Who saith yt in Iune last was by vows one Willm Chaloner came to the house of the sd Tho: Holloway in Clare Market and this Informt. did then and there see the said William Chaloner very busy in mending 3 Dyes for half Crownes and yt upon Christmas Eve was 4 yeares this Informt. by the direcon of her said husband went to the Cross Keyes Inn in Grace Church street London in order to meet the said Willm chaloner and to receive of him 40 counterfeit Gineas {sic} and this Informt. staid at ye sd Inn from morning till night eve the said Chaloner came to her and at night the said Chaloner and the one Mrs Ioan Porter came togeather to this Informt. to ye said Cross Keyes Inn and this Informt. did then and there receive of the said Chaloner 40 counterfeit Gineas {sic} and she enquiring of him why he came noe sooner with ye said Gineas {sic} he replyed and said andthat he and the said Mrs Porter had been bthat day in making of them and yt he came to this Informt. as soon as they had finished them and this Informt. gave to the said Chaloner after the rate of 9s ꝑ piece for ye said false Gineas {sic} and yt within these 4 yeares last post she this Informt. hath severall times h {sic} reced of the said Wm Chaloner and Mrs. Porter severall false Gineas {sic} and counterfeit money and the said Chaloner + Porter did declare that they did make ym themselves and this Informt. saith yt one Michael Gillingham and his wife have been privy to ye said practises of ye said Willm Chaloner + Mrs Porter and used to hyde Countrfeit Gineas {sic} and money for ym under ye butts of their Cellar as they told this Informt and she hath severall times reced of the said Gillingham + his wife false Gineas {sic} and money which they said was left with them by the said Chaloner and Mrs Porter <33v> who is daughter to the said Mrs Gillingham + yt abot Iune was 12 month this Informt saw the said Willm Chaloner guild a Silver Gineas {sic} + Spanish guild false Gineas {sic} and pistolls And yt in or abot the month of October was 12 month the said Michl Gillingham came to the said Tho Holloway to ye Bolt and Tan Inn in Fleet street and said, Chalonr (who was then a prisoner in Newgate) had sent him to tell him yt he would give him 20li if he would not appear as a witnes agt. him the following sessions and holloway did agree with the said Gillingham to do so and Gillingham promissed to pay the sd money and in 2 or 3 days after the said Gillingh did in ꝑsuance of the said promisse pay unto Tho Holloway 9li 11s in part of paymt. thereof and the said Holloway agreed with one Iames Lawes Master of a Scotch Vessel called ye Mary of Leith and was to give him 3l 10s to – carry (by sea) Holloway's Children + Maid Servt into Scotland and Gillingham paid ye sd Lawes 3sli towards ye said passage and ye sd Thomas Holloway and this Informt went by Land into Scotland + Gillingham and one Henry Sauders a Tallow Chandler went with them from one Mr. Brownes at ye Armitage Staires near Wapping a farmeInne where they the said Tho: Holloway + this – Informt. yn lodged to ye Queens head at Bow

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