The Deposiction of Bodenham Rewse GentGentleman 10 Iuly 1699

Hee saith ytthat at the last assizes for the County of Stafford after the conviction of IJohn Bate Iudge Gold sent for the DepontDeponent and examd.ined him abot.about the persons accused by the said Bate and after the Depont.Deponent had said that upon his Informt.Informant Henry Dixon and Timothy Roberts were in Bristoll Gaol and Thomas Boddilly a Prisoner in Somersetshshire was also charged by him and upon ytthat charge might probably be continued till the next assizes or words to that purpose the said Iudge replyed that then he ought to be reprieved—. The DepontDeponent saith further that about 3 weeks ago he being at Stafford and there discoursing with Bate the said Bate affirmd.ed that wtwhat he had formerly said about Dixon's designing to convey Dyes into andrermans house in order to wear agt.against him was true And the DepontDeponent answering that the Warden of the Mint did not think him fitt to be an evidence on that accot.account the said Bate replyed that he could not help that he spake the truth of him

The Depont.Deponent saith further that at the same time he askt the said Bate abot.about some letters wrote by him the said Bate to one Edward Wilcox and Bate replyed wt.what if I did write them I meant no harm or to that effect

Afterwards the Depont.Deponent was told by Mr. Gray of Enfield Hall in Staffordshire one of his Majtys.Majestys Iustices of the peace yt.that Bate in his first letter to Wilcox moved the said Willcox to be an evidence and Thomas Bodilly and that Wilcox shewing the letter to the said Mr Gray + Mr Foley of Stourbridge in Worcestrshershire they advised him Not to answer it then Bate receiving no answer sent a 2d letter to the said Willcock wherein he threatned the said Willcox with the execration God Damne him that if he would not swear agtagainst Boddily he the said Bate would swear agt.against him the sdsaid Wilcox or words to that effect and ytthat these lettrs.ers and a third wrote also by Bate to Wilcox were in my Lord Dudley's Clerks hands All this was told the Depont.Deponent by Mr Gray who added that if Bate that if Bate did swear agt.against Boddily the countrey would not believe him

The Depont.Deponent saith further that abot.about 3 weeks ago he askt the said Bate what was become of a pair of Dyes made for him by IJohn Harvey and the said Bate answerd.ed that he had them not but did not discovrer wtwhat he had done with them and that the said Bate proposing that the said Wilcox could be an evidence agtagainst IJohn Harvey the said Harvey being examdined abotabout abotabout it at Much Wenlock the said Harvey did possitively deny ytthat he knew Wilcocks and drinking a Glass of ale wisht it might be his poison if he knew him and said he would take his oath upon

The Depont.Deponent was also told by Mr Great abovesdsaid that yethe said Wilcox being examd.ined before him abot.about it denyded that he knew the said IJohn Harvey + offerded to take his Oath of it

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