Mary Staveley: The Deposition of Mary Staveley the wife of William Staveley of Covent Garden 29 July 1698

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The Deposicon of Mary Staveley the wife of Willm Staveley of Covent Garden 29^th Iuly 1698

She sayth that on Good Fryday last was two yeares in the afternoon Iohn Gibbons a Coffee man near Charing Cross came to the Depon^t. at the Crown and Cushion Tavern by Charing Cross and told y^t he had been at M^rs Labrees house and setting his foot upon a holow board the place opened and he told M^rs Labree y^t if she would give him money he would not look upon w^t. was there or to y^t purpose but he found her poor and had got of her only 20 Gineas {sic} and a Note for 10 Gineas {sic} more and drinking a Glass of Wine wisht i {sic}f|t|hat it might be his damnacon if he had got any thing more then those Gineas {sic} and that Note which he said he should not get paid off or words to that effect       The Depon^t. sayth further y^t upon her discovering the said M^rs. Labree to the said M^r. Gibbons he had promissed he{r} to give her half of w^t. he got and y^t he the said Gibbons at the tyme and place above menconed gave the Depon^t. 5 Gineas {sic} as a part of her Share and said he would give her the rest wⁿ. the Note was paid off pretending that he had then such occasions for money y^t he could not well pay y^e Depon^t. her full share. But afterwards he pretended from time to tyme y^t the Note was not yet paid and never gave y^t Depon^t. any more money

Mary Staveley

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