Joanna Thornton: The Information of Joanna Thornton 19 November 1701

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/418, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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|Middx. Westm^r. } Ss| The Informaion of Joanna Thornton Widdow liveing near Nibb's Pound in y^e Parish of S.^t Martin's in the feilds taken upon oath this 19.^th day of November 1701.

Who saith that upon Satturday last was a month William Goslin (now in Custody) came to this Informants house & took a Garrott of her and barganed to pay her 12. pence a week for the same, And further Saith that upon the next Monday following Joanna the Wife of Samson Hodges came to this Informants house, to inquire if the said Goslin was within, and upon his comeing unto her they im̄ediately went forth togeather, And he said William Goslin returning, enquired of this Inform^t whether she had another Room to Lett, and at the same time he the said Goslin did recomend the afores^d Samson Hodges & his Wide for lodg^ers to this Inform^t saying y^t he knew them to be honest people, and was well acquainted with them, whereupon she this Informant did entertain the said Sampon {sic} & his Wife Joanna Hodges, and did let them a Room under that of the afores^d William Goslin for 18^d ꝑ week. And she further upon her Oath saith that the S^d Sampson Hodges and Joanna his Wife did frequently be togeather in Goslins Rooms with him, and were very often useing this Informants Bellows and when she this Inform^t Sent a Girl (which she keeps) up Staires for y^e S^d bellows, they would not Suffer the Child to go into the Room, but give her them out at the Stair-head, and hasten her all they could down Staires as the said Girl has told this Informant. And she further saith that she has observed one Antient Man in mean apparrell come Severall times to enquire after the S^d Lodgers, but she this Informant doth not know his Name. And She further saith y^t when the Constable with other Persons came to Search her house, she went readily along with them into all the Roomes, and did See them take out of a hole behind an old Chest, which was in the Roome of William Goslin afores^d Flasks ready Moulded to cast money there in, with some counterfeit money & Metall in an old fire pan (which she this Informant doth own to be hers) togeather with other Materialls w^ch she this Informant knows not the use of only as she was told by the persons who Search't her house. Joanna ^her O _mark Thornton Capt & Jurat an̄ et die Suꝑdict coram John Tulley