East Rid: Com Ebor} Ss The InformaionInformation of John Spencely of Cottingham in the county aforesaid taken upon oath this 6.th day of Ap:rll anno dnidomini 1702.

Who saith, that he this InformtInformant being about to sell a parcell of corn to one John Lindsey between Martinmas and Christmas last, he much suspected whether yethe said John Lindsley was in a capacity to pay for it, when one Pheneas Stevenson replyed to this informant you not fear your money for that he yethe said Lindsley could coyn money and said ytthat the said Lindsley had shewn to him yethe said Stevenson money of his own making, and further told this InformtInformant, that yethe said Lindsley had not as yett gott yethe true way of Edging yethe money, but that in a little time he would be master of yethe art of words to that Effect and this InformtInformant further saith not,Capt. Jurat dic et anno supra dictam coram me} Edw:d Barnard yethe mark of John Spenceley

The InformtInformant daith that the above named Pheneas Stevenson did att the time aforesdaforesaid say that there was another Coyner within a stones throw of that place and that there was a gang or a pack of them Jurat corame me The Mark of John Spenceley Edward Barnard