The Deposiction of Mary Staveley the wife of Willm Staveley of Covent Garden 29th Iuly 1698

She sayth that on Good Fryday last was two yeares in the afternoon IJohn Gibbons a Coffee man near Charing Cross came to the Depont.Deponent at the Crown and Cushion Tavern by Charing Cross and told ytthat he had been at Mrs Labrees house and setting his foot upon a holow board the place opened and he told Mrs Labree ytthat if she would give him money he would not look upon wt.what was there or to ytthat purpose but he found her poor and had got of her only 20 GineasGuineas and a Note for 10 GineasGuineas more and drinking a Glass of Wine wisht iifthat it might be his damnaction if he had got any thing more then those GineasGuineas and that Note which he said he should not get paid off or words to that effect The Depont.Deponent sayth further ytthat upon her discovering the said Mrs. Labree to the said Mr. Gibbons he had promissed her to give her half of wt.what he got and ytthat he the said Gibbons at the tyme and place above mencotioned gave the Depont.Deponent 5 GineasGuineas as a part of her Share and said he would give her the rest wn.when the Note was paid off pretending that he had then such occasions for money ytthat he could not well pay yethe Depont.Deponent her full share. But afterwards he pretended from time to tyme ytthat the Note was not yet paid and never gave ytthat Depont.Deponent any more money

Mary Staveley