Joanna Atkinson: The Deposition of Joanna Atkinson daughter of Martha Atkinson of the parish of St Martins in the Fields in the county of Middlesex Widdow 26 October 1697

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The Deposicon of Ioanna Atkinson dauther of Martha Atkinson of the parrish of S^t. Martins in con Fields in the County of Mid Widdow 26 October 1697

She saith y^t on Saturday abo^t. a Month or two ago in the Evening wⁿ. one M^r. Cook who lodged with the Deponent's sister martha Hartwell in the house of m^r Iohn Gibbons near Charing Cross was carry^d. away to the Messenger's house the said mr Gibbons came up two pair of stairs in the said house of mr. Gibbons and wⁿ. he was almost at the Top of the 2^d pair of stairs he mett y^t Deponent's mother above menconed going down the stairs with a pail of water and told her in the Deponents hearing that the house was going to be searched and then chiding the Children for making a noise returned downstairs againe and the again and y^e Depon^t. and her said mother went togeather to the Depon^ts sister Martha Hartwell abovesd who was then in mr. Cooke's Room and calling her to the door told her y^t. the searched and the Deponent's said sister went back into the said Room where M^r. Cook then was and soon after came out again w^th. a bundle of things in her Riding hood and the Depon^t. cryed to her to make hast but as the said Martha Hartwell was going down the stairs she was stopt by a Tallman in white Cloths upon the staires

Ioanna Atkinson

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