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                <title>Joan Evans: The Information of Joan Evans of the parish of St Giles in the Fields Spinster 6 June 1700</title>
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                <anchor xml:id="n127r-01"/><note place="marginLeft" target="#n127r-01">278</note>
                
                <p rend="center" xml:id="par1">The Infor<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">macon</hi></orig><reg>mation</reg></choice> of <choice><orig>I</orig><reg>J</reg></choice>oan Evans of the Parish <lb xml:id="l1"/>of S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. Giles's in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <choice><sic>feilds</sic><corr>fields</corr></choice> Spinster taken upon Oath <lb xml:id="l2"/>before me this 6<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. day of Iune 17<choice><orig><hi rend="underline">00.</hi></orig><reg>00.</reg></choice></p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">She saith that being in Company with one Martha Tanner of <lb xml:id="l3"/>Spure alley in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Strand parish of S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> Martins, and Elizabeth <lb xml:id="l4"/>Peirson the sister of the same parish she this Informant saith <lb xml:id="l5"/>that at severall times she hath seen the said Martha Tanner <lb xml:id="l6"/>and Elizabeth Peirson her sister to get out some times in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Morning <lb xml:id="l7"/>and at other times in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> after<choice><orig> </orig><reg/></choice>noons, and taking along with them <lb xml:id="l8"/>severall Counterfeit five shilling <choice><sic>peices</sic><corr>pieces</corr></choice> of King Williams Coyn to put <lb xml:id="l9"/>it off she saith further <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> said Elizabeth Peirson was she that <lb xml:id="l10"/>carryed the Counterfeit Money and that her sister Martha Tanner <lb xml:id="l11"/>put it off, and when she had putt off one 5<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. <choice><sic>peice</sic><corr>piece</corr></choice> she came to <lb xml:id="l12"/>the <choice><abbr>s<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>.</abbr><expan>said</expan></choice> Elizabeth Peirson for another, <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript"><hi rend="overline">ch</hi></hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> saith it <lb xml:id="l13"/>is now <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">ab<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></hi></abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> a fortnight agoe, and at severall times before <lb xml:id="l14"/>she this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> hath know the said Martha Tanner and Eliza: <lb xml:id="l15"/>Peirsons to put off new 5<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. <choice><sic>peices</sic><corr>pieces</corr></choice> being counterfeited in Imita<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">con</hi></orig><reg>tion</reg></choice> of <lb xml:id="l16"/>King Williams Coyn, This Informant further saith <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> about six <lb xml:id="l17"/>Weeks since she did see the said Martha Tanner &amp; Elizabeth Peirson <lb xml:id="l18"/>Feague new Counterfeit Mill'd Money &amp; then put off the same <lb xml:id="l19"/>and further this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> saith not</p>
                
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