Elizabeth Bond: The Examination and Information of Elizabeth Bond of St James's parish in Westminster wife of John Bond Bricklayer 15 July 1698

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The Examinacon and Informacon of Elizabeth Bond of S^t Iames's ꝑish Westm^r. wife of Iohn Bond Bricklay^r 15. Iuly 1698

She sayth that alittle before 2 yeares ago in or abo^t. y^e month of May she sold to M^rs. Iackson als {Labree} a do{g} and $\frac{1}{2}$ of pidgeons and helped to putt them at the house of the said M^rs. Iackson at the Whitingtons Catt in Church lane in the strand and as the Depon^t. was asking the said M^rs. Iackson in putting them one M^r. Gibbons came into the house {boltnight} without knocking and asking M^rs. Iackson if her name was Iackson <20r> She answered yes and asked if he would speak with her and he replying yes she went into a litle adjoyning room where there was a {{illeg}}Bedd and he followed her and after they had spoke togeather the Depon^t. heard M^r. Gibbons say he must go up then they came out of y^t room and M^rs. Iackson trembled with her hands and Iawes and lookt pale and M^r. Gibbons askt her who y^t. woman was meaning the Deponent & she answered y^t it was a poor woman she bought things that knows noe buisiness then M^r. Gibbons stept to the Chamber door to see if it were lockt and finding it lockt charges the Depon^t. to let nobody in or out nor to let any body goe up the staires meaning a pair of staires within the room up into the Garret nor to stir her self then he went up staire and M^rs. Iackson follow.^d him and the Depon^t. heard a knocking upon the floor as it were with the end of a stick or sword and soon heard a lambering and jingling like money or Iron and after a while they came down againe and M^rs. Iackson desired M^r. Gibbons to sitt down and said to him that she hoped he would give her time to send for her friend and looking in a very great concern and consternacon she desired the Depon^t. to go to Bond str for M^r. Obryan who (as the Depon^t. thinks) was then in custody of a Messeng^r. and to bring M^r. Obryan with her or els she should be undone and she {this} Deponent not to tell M^r Obryan that any body was with her and when she this Depon^t. had delivered the message to M^r. Obryan he said he would follow her and as she returned another young Gen{T}{t} (who had been at M^rs. Iacksons when the Depon^t. came to sell her the pidgeons but was gone before M^r. Gibbons came in) followed the Depon^t. and askt her if the pidgeon pye was ready and when they came to M^r|rs|. Iacksons and saw M^r. Gibbons there he bowed to him saying your serv^t. M^r. Gibbons and when M^r Gibbons had saluted him by his name he askt M^r. Gibbons how M^r. Porter and M^r {Lendergrass} did and if he would let him see them and Mr Gibons answered y^t. they were very well and that he might see them and then the Gentl took his leave & went away and M^r Obryan came in and M^rs. Iackson dismist the Deponent. And a day or two after the Depon^t. calling againe of m^rs Iackson to know if she wanted anything, M^rs Iackson replyed noe she had not yet eat the pidge|i|ons and then the Deponent askt her what made her be so surprised the other day she answered that she might well be surprized for she must have gone to Newgate and lost her life if she had not given M^r. Gibbons 50^ll. and that he stood upon a hundred or two and she had much ado to get him to take 50^ll and that she was fain to borrow 20^ll ofit of M^r. Bilby a Goldsmith And the Depon^t asking her what was the matt^r. she reply^d. that it was about <20v> writings which a friend had left in her custody and made a place ym in the boards and put them in w^th his or her own hands and them betray^d. them to M^r. Gibbons so that he could go \to/ the very place and the Depon^t. asking if the place was open she said no there was a padlock upon the Boards to lock it down and that M^r. Gibbons knockt upon ye boards with his sword to see where they were hollow but needed not have done that for he knew the very place and had told her who it was yt betray^d her she said also to the Depon^t. y^t. she knew not w^t to do for money for she had laid by a litle Gold to provide for a Child but it was gone and 20^ll more which she borrowed of M^r. Bilby and that Gibbons kept in her custody for some tyme till she could get the money she desired the Depon^t. to ask her brother to lend her 20^ll to pay M^r. Bilby but when y^e Deponts brother could not lend it she sent the Depon^t. with a silver {Tan} said to borrow some money upon that

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