Ann Carnill: The Information of Ann Carnill of St Anns parish spinster 9 September 1698

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The Informacon of Ann Carnl|i|ll of S^t. Anns ꝑish spinster 9 7b^r 1698

She saith that a certain french Gent who calld himself {Allom} or {Allen} and lives in     street by the Horse Ferry next door to a basket makers did last Wednesday Hyre this Depon^t to be his serv^t. and order^d her on Thursday that is yesterday to meet him at a Linnen Drapers over ag^t. Charing Cross and there spake dubiously abo^t. liking her + told her a wrong name of himself and of the street where he lives as she afterwards understood and refused to let her go home with him and b{a}|i|d her come after him and after she had been wand^ring up and down an hour or two to find his home which he had told her was next door to a basket maker She saw a man in\through/ a Window in such a house and going to knock at the door his Nephew came to the Door and invited her in and being Order^d by her master to carry her box into the Garrett she there saw the floor strewed over with a Green stuff like Ratts bane in fine powder which his maid serv^t. said he traffacked with And the maid asking her if she had sworne the Depon^t said no but her Master had spoke to her abo^t it and the Maid said that she was sworn

The Depon^t. saith further that she saw a certain stranger Mill which she and another was to turn and found it too heavy for her to turn alone she saw also some other unusuall <24v> things of Iron and a Copper in which something was and certain very heavy baggs which she was to carry and a Statue in wa{illeg}|x| {illeg}|of| a Queen or Lady well dresst in full proporcon and y^t there were one or two rooms lockt up which the Maid said y^t no body was to come into And that the morning she came away telling her said Master y^t. she could not turn the Mill nor carry y^e baggs and she suspects that either the Imploym^t. of Coyning or some other ill practise is severely carry^d on \in/ the said house

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