Rose Jacobs: The Information of Rose Jacobs the wife of David Jacobs of the parish of St James Chocolate maker 11 January 1699
The Informacon of Rose Iacobs the wife of David Iacobs of the parrish of St. Iames Dukes place London Chocolate maker 11 Ianuary 1699
Who saith that abot. 14 weekes ago one Mrs Biggs who has a flatt Nose came to this Informt. in company with a woman who went by the name of Mrs. Bayly and the said Biggs took a room of this Informt. and pretended that she and the said Mrs. Bayly were to make paint therein and that the said Biggs and Bayly used frequently to be togeather in the said room till within this fortnight last past or thereabots. and had a charcoal fire therein, and abot a month ago this Informt went up staires to the door of the |sd| room where the said Biggs + Bayly then were and they had a charcoal fire there and this Inform{t} looking into the said room and asking them for a pair of Bellowes they had something upon a Dresser or board which they three a white cloth over to hide the same and they allwayes used to keep the door of the said room locked when they were in it and a litle before Christmas last past this Informt reced of the said Mrs. Biggs 4 half Crownes for Rent of the said room and endeavouring to pay one of them away to a Neighbor it was refused as suposed to be a Counterfeit one and then this Informt returned the said 4 half Crownes to the said Mrs. Biggs and had 2 other Crownes of her which he hath since paid away and abot. three weekes ago the said Mrs. Biggs would have had a box which had something in it away from the said room but this Informt refused to let her have the same away because she had not paid her the rent of the said room but this Informt. saith that abot 4 dayes ago there was a man came to this Informant's daughtr (as the said daughter said) and said he came from the said mrs Biggs for the said Box who let him have the same without this Informts. privity or consent she being then abroad
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