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

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The Informacon of Iane Smith of Drury Lane in the ꝑish of St. Gyles in the fields in the County of Middx Widdow 23d. day of March 169$\frac{\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{9}}$

Who saith that upon Saturday the 4th. day of March instant this Informt. saw one Iohn Ellis feague over two counterfeit shills in or near Church Lane in the ꝑish of White Chappell and the said Iohn Ellis delivered the said shillings to one Margt. Batterton who bought the said said {sic} shills. and other countrfeit money of the sd Iohn 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. saw the sd Margaret Batterton pay away the two Counterfeit Shillings which Ellis feagued over as aforesd the same day that she reced them of him as aforesaid And this Informt. further saith that upon Munday the sixth of this Instant March this Informt had of the said Ellis 9s. + 6d. in countrfeit money and gave <80v> him after the rate of 10s. of good money for 20s. of Countrfeit money and at the same time bespake of the sd Ellis more counterfeit money and this Informt. went immediatly to Mr Robt. Saker after she had reced the sd Counterfeit mony and gave it to him and told him that she was to meet ye sd Iohn Ellis the day following to receive more countrfeit money of him at a house in Aldersgate street which this Informt did accordingly and the sd Ellis was then and there apprehended by Mr Saker + others who found some counterfeit money in custody of the sd Iohn Ellis as the s{illeg}d Mr Saker told her and that the sd Ellis did declare to this Informt. that himself Cornelius Dyer and Richard Lawes made the sd Counterfeit money which she had of him as aforesd.

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