Elizabeth Handcock: The information of Elizabeth the wife of John Handcock 20 February 1700/1

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/402, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|Middx & Westm^r } Ss| The Informaion of Elizabeth the wife of John Handcock of the parish of S^t Giles's Cripplegait Carver taken upon oath this 20.^th day of Feb^r. 170 $\frac{0}{1}$ .

Who saith the {sic} she did lodge in the House of Mary Webster in in {sic} Wine Office Court in Fleet Street, and that about 6. months agoe the S^d Mary Webster togeather with her brother John Chapman did frequently (but more ꝑticularly on a Sunday) lock up themselves in a Parlour for 2. or 3. houres togeather and that one Sunday she this Deponent bringing in Dinner into y^e S^d parlour, did there see Scales weights & gold Coyns lye upon the Table, and y^t upon this Deponents comeing in they put the Gold into one heap and lay'd it aside. And this Deponent further saith, that the S^d Mary Webster did send this Deponent to buy a neck of Mutton, and gave her a Pistole, but the Butcher careying the pistole to a Goldsmith the S^d pistole wanted 9^d of weight and he y^e S^d Goldsmith said that it had been newly filed. And this Deponent further saith, that one day comeing into y^e parlour aforesaid she did see the afores^d Mary Webster take a Tobacco-pipe out of the fire and pour something out of it upon a sheet of paper, w^ch did resemble (and look like) Gold. whereupon the S^d M^rs Webster did call her bruit for comeing so abruptly into y^e Room

And this Deponent further Saith that y^e S^d M^rs Webster often sent y^s Deponent out to buy Severall things, and always have her Gold w^ch was very often refused to be changed

And this Depon.^t further saith y^t she has severall times Seen Cooke plates in the S^d Mary Webster's Closet, with peices cut out of y^e Edges Larger than a Crown peice. And further saith that y^e said Mary Webster did once send this Deponent to a Gold Wyre Driwer, to know if he had any broad pieces, or any other freind of hers had, and she would give them silver for them, for y^t she had ꝑticular occasion for them. Elzabeth Handcock Jurat anno et die sꝑdict. coram me J. Stanley