Mary Clark: The Examination of Mary Clark the wife of Robert Clark of Robin Hoods Court in the parish of St Andrews Holborn yeoman 12 August 1698
The Examinacon of Mary Clark the wife of Robt. Clark of Robin Hoods Court in Shoe Lane in the ꝑish of St. Andrews Holborn Yeoman taken this 12th. day of Augt. 1698
Who upon examinacon sayth that abot. 3 months this Examinants sister Susannah Bentley who then lived with this Examt. brought a wooden Box nailed up to this Examts said house and told her that it had been left at one Mr. Gattons house at the Flying horse in Mytre Court Fleet street and that this Examts said sister had the said box delivered to her by Gatton or some of his Famaly {sic} who told her at the delivery thereof yt one Mr Read desired her to take the said box to this Examinant's house and let stand there for two or 3 dayes. And this Examt. further sayth that she sent her said sister severall times to one Mr Lacy's house in Newstreet near Fetter Lane where the said Read used to frequent to tell Read or Lacy to fetch the said Box away from this Examants house but Mrs. Lacy sent word by the said Susannah Bentley yt. she desired this Examt. to let the said Box stand in her house till she the said Mrs Lacy went abroad againe she being then lately brought to Bedd And this Examinant saith that upon Fryday or Saturday last part the said Mrs. Lacy came to this Examts. house and wanted the said Box and said that she would take it away for she could not tell but there might be some things in it that would damnify her husband if it was seized for yt. he was lately come into some trouble concerning putting away some false Gineas {sic} or words to yt effect, and the day after (vizt on Sunday last, there came a Midle {sic} aged thick, short woman to this Examinant's and told her she came from Mrs. Lacy for ye White Box that this Examt. had then in her custody and this Examt did then delivr the said box {illeg}|t|o the said woman who carryed it away from this Examts house but whither {sic} or who the said woman was this Examt. doth not know And this Examt further saith that yesterday in the Evening the said Mrs Lacy came to this Informts. house + wanted the said box of this Examt. who told her the said Mrs Lacy that she had sent her the sd box according to her appointmt and direcon and Lacy replyed that she was sorry for it for yt she wanted it to send into the Countrey
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