Ann Costen: The Information of Ann Costen of Monmouth Street in the parish of St Giles in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Spinster 22 April 1700 Isaac Newton c. 256 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 22 Apr 1700, c. 256 words. MINT 15/17/299, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/299 Ann CostenMrs StoneMr StoneTaylor 22 Apr 1700 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Catalogued by Will Scott

The Information of Ann Costen of Monmouth Street.treet in yethe ꝑparish of St Giles's in yethe fields in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Spinster taken this 22d day of April Anno Dni 1700

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Who saith that Mrs Stone wife of Mrs Stone of Stevens Ally in Kings Street WestmrWestminster Taylor, came to this InformtInformant into Monmouth Street aforesd.said upon fryday morning last, and cheapned some head Clothes, and in the evening of the same day ye.the sdsaid Mrs Stone came again to this informtinformant, and bought a shirt of her and gave her this InformtInformant the counterfeit crown piece (Now produced in paymt.payment) & upon Saturday morning last yethe sdsaid Mrs Stone came again to ysthis InformtInformant and asked her if she had no better head Clothes who replyd you are a woman that bought a shirt of me last night, but a woman that was wthwith the sdsaid Mrs Stone sdsaid that she would make oath to the contrary and a little while afterward the sdsaid Mrs stone & woman came by this InformtInformant shop & ysthis InformtInformant stopt the sdsaid Mrs Stone in Order to make her change the sdsaid counterfeit crown piece but the sdsaid Mrs Stone denyd that ever she had paid this InformtInformant any money or ever seen her before that time & ysthis InformtInformant doth believe that the sdsaid Mrs Stone knew the sdsaid crown piece to be a counterfeit one, wnwhen she paid away the same to yethe InformtInformant

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