Thomas Beach: The Information of Thomas Beach of the parish of St Martins in the Fields in the county of Middlesex 31 August 1699

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The Informacon of Thomas Beach of the ꝑish of St. Martin's in the fields in the County of Middx Curyr taken 31 August 1699

Who saith that about the latter end of February or ye beginning of March last past one Mr.       Pilsbury and         his supposed wife who are now Prisoners in Newgate came to Lodge in this Informts house in Bedford bury in the sd. ꝑish of St. Martins in the fields and abot. the same time one who was called Betty came and lodged in the same house and was very intimate with the sd Pilsbury and his supposed wife and after some time the said Betty left the said Lodging after wch Pilsbury and his supposed wife lodged togeather in the same room which the said Betty had and about 10 dayes ago some persons comeing to search the room of the said Pilsbury this Informt went up with them into it and there was found therein an earthen pott with Charcoal in it + there was some bitts of White Metall pickt out of it and likewise more Metall and charcoal and some white stuff in a paper which the persons that were there call Spaud and some liquid stuff in a pott

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Tho: Beech