The Informaction of Mary Adams yethe wife of IJames Adams of Kings street in Bloomsbury Dr.Doctor of physick 7 Iuly 1698

She saith yt.that a litlelittle before MichalmasMichaelmas was a twelve month her bror.brother Henry Atkinson and Iane Biggs alsalias Deverall alsalias Atkinson being prisoners in the Gatehouse for coyning Mrs. Porter of the Queens Head Inn in the Burrrough of Southwark carried the Depont.Deponent in a Coach to the house of Mr. IJohn Gibbans by Charing Cross telling her that the said Gibbons had a great interest in mr. Dan and mr. St. Leger and and could command them to use their endeavor.ur to take Evidence agt.against her brother and yt.that there must be money to do it but she must first speak with Gibbons to know of him how the business must be mannaged. aAccordingly she there spake with Gibbons in private and wt.what past between them the DepontDeponent did not hear she sayth also that they Dined there and before Dinnrer one Mr. Roger Cogswell came in and went into a room wth.with Gibbons and mrs Porter to talk togeather the sdsaid Cogswell being a great acquaintance of them both and afterwards both Coggswell and mrs. Porter said to the Depont.Deponent ytthat there would be nothing done without money and the Depont.Deponent told ym.them that money should not be wanting if yt.that would save her brother she sayth also yt.that Mr. Gibbons seemed yn.then shy of trusting her with their secretts but yet told her in genll.generall that he would do her brother all the service that lay in his power and yt.that she and Mrs. Porter went from Mr. Gibbons's to the Gatehouse and so soon as she had seen her brother Henry Atkinson there she went away and left Mrs. Porter there to acquaint her brother how things stood

The Depont.Deponent sayth also yt.that a few dayes after she went with mrs Porter to mr. Roger Cogswells above mencontioned at yethe Rose and Crown ale house in the park near yethe Mint in Southwark and there mr. Cogswell said yt.that there would be nothing done without yt.that summ and the Depont.Deponent asking wt.what summ mrs Porter answered 80℔. and ynthen naming wt.what money she had already and owning yt.that she had received a hundred pounds of ytthat Deponent's bror.brother in clipt money she said ytthat she had laid out a great deale of it allready and yt.that she would go to mr. Coles the Goldsmith to get 10℔ of him She sayth that so ytthat afterwards she and Mrs. Porter going to the Gatehouse to see her brother saw one Mr. Southward in the street and mrs Porters sent ytthat Coachman to call him to them and told the Depont.Deponent that he could do her bror.brother great service and thereupon the Depont.Deponent began an acquaintance with the said Southward and a few dayes after went with him to Mr St Legers house near the Red Lyon square and thereafter St. Leger had spoke with Southward he told yethe Depont.Deponent that he would do all he could for her brother and lay it as heavy as he could upon the woman (meaning Mrs. Biggs) and that he did not fear but he would come off And St. Legers wife spake to the Depont.Deponent to the same purpose.

She sayth also ytthat afterwards meeting Mr. Southard at ytthat Gatehouse he prepared to lay down Twenty seaven pound upon the Deponent's Note to make up the 4 score pounds which they demanded before any thing could be done, and that the Depont.Deponent scrupling to do it Mr. Biggs above menctioned reflected upon her as if she loved her brorbrother so litlelittle that she had rather see him perrish then part with so small a summ to save him and thereupon the Depont.Deponent did give a Note to yethe said Southard for yt.that summ and then abot.about that time the Depont.Deponent and mr. Southward goign to mr. Gibbons's mr. Gibbons told her yt.that she needed not to fear for he would warrant ytthat her brother would do well

The Depont.Deponent sayth also yt.that she went one morning with Mrs Porter to Mr. Coles the Goldsmith to see if they could get 10℔. of him but found him not at home–. She sayth also yt.that she heard mrs Porter say ytthat of the 100℔. which her brother left in her hands she had sold 20℔. for 10℔ odd money and ytthat besides it had cost a great deale of money in going up and down

The Depont.Deponent sayth also ytthat Mrs. Porter represented to her ytthat yethe 80℔ which she insisted upon to be raised for saving her bror.brother and Mrs. Biggs should be kept by her and her and her friends if they escaped but if one of ym.them only escaped yn.then 40 should be kept and 40℔ returned back to the part escaping and if both were condemned the whole should be returned to their order

The Depont.Deponent sayth also yt.that after yethe Condemnaction of her said brother and Mrs. Biggs she went to mr Roger Cogswell who (as mrs Porter had told the Depont.Deponent was to have the mannagmt.ent of yethe 8ll. and desired him to send her brother Some part of the moneys and he sent him one time eithrer 9 or 11 Guineas and another time 5 but afterwards refused to lend any more The DepontDeponent sayth also ytthat she was twice at St. Legers house and the the 2d time St. Legers wife opended a trunck full of plate and shewded it to the Depont.Deponent and shewded her also a PiecePiell of rich Flanders Lace and other things of Value which made the Depont.Deponent wounder she be found in so mean a house

Mary Adams